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Arthur Havemeyer
Arthur Havemeyer (March 8, 1882 – November 17, 1955) was an American amateur golfer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Information Havemeyer was the grandson of William Frederick Havemeyer, who was the mayor of New York City. Havemeyer's father was Theodore Havemeyer, who was the first president of the United States Golf Association. Havemeyer went to school in Switzerland, attended Berkley and graduated from Yale in 1904. He active outside of the classroom at Yale, as he was the president of Phi Beta Kappa and also worked for the school's newspaper. He competed in the 1903 and 1904 editions of the U.S. Amateur The United States Amateur Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Amateur, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers. It is organized by the United States Golf Association and is currently held each August ov .... He did not place in 1903, but made it to the quarterfinals in 1904. He compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 9 or 18 Glossary of golf#Hole, ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course has a teeing ground for the hole's first stroke, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various Hazard (golf), ''hazards'' that may be water, rocks, or sand-filled Glossary of golf#Bunker, ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Many golf courses are designed to resemble their native landscape, such as alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
