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In the spirit of Scotland: Donald Ross and the Mark Twain golf course. (Elmira, New York)

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From: Parks & Recreation
Date: 19970601
Author:Jones, Matthew C.

Donald Ross of Scotland is one of the greatest golf architects ever. He had a very prolific career, beginning in 1912 and continuing until his death in 1948. The Mark Twain Golf Course in Elmira, NY, is one of his best designs and one of the few that is mostly unchanged from its original construction.

The famous American author Mark Twain once said, "Golf is a good walk spoiled." It is ironic then that one of America's best, but least-known municipal courses, bears his name. The Mark Twain Golf Course, owned and operated by the City of Elmira, located in the southern tier of western ...

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