William Clark Fownes Jr. (October 2, 1877 – July 4, 1950) was an American amateur

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er. His father, Henry Fownes, founded and designed

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. Fownes won the 1910

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at The Country Club in

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. He defeated

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(winner in 1916 and 1920) in the semi-finals, 1 up, after being down two with four holes to play. He then defeated

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in the final, 4 and 3. Fownes was the playing-captain of the first U.S.

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team in 1922. He guide the team to victory and played again on the team in 1924. He also won the Pennsylvania Amateur four times. Fownes served as president on the

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from 1926 to 1927. Fownes, along with A.W. Tillinghast,

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, Hugh Wilson, George Crump, and William Flynn together made up the "Philadelphia School" of golf course architecture. Together, the group designed over 300 courses, 27 of which are on in the top 100 golf courses in the world.Philadelphia School
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Amateur wins

*1910

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*1912 Pennsylvania Amateur *1913 Pennsylvania Amateur *1916 Pennsylvania Amateur

U.S. national team appearances

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(winners, playing captain), 1924 (winners)

References

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