Hugh Irvine Wilson
Encyclopedia
Hugh Irvine Wilson was a golf course designer. He is most famous for designing Merion Golf Club
, consistently ranked among the top golf courses in the country. Wilson also finished the last four holes at the famous Pine Valley Golf Club
.
freshman at 18, he won the first course championship at Aronimink Golf Club
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. After being chosen to design Merion Golf Club
in 1911, he spent seven months in Scotland and England in 1910 developing ideas. He admitted that many concepts built into the Merion design came from this trip, including the 3rd hole on the East course being inspired by North Berwick Golf Club
's 15th and 17th holes.
Merion Golf Club
Merion Golf Club is a private golf club located near Ardmore, Pennsylvania that is consistently rated by Golf Digest, among America's greatest golf courses, and will host the U.S. Open in 2013...
, consistently ranked among the top golf courses in the country. Wilson also finished the last four holes at the famous Pine Valley Golf Club
Pine Valley Golf Club
Pine Valley Golf Club is a golf course in Pine Valley, Camden County, in southern New Jersey. It was ranked the number one course in Golf Magazines 100 Top Courses in the U.S. and the World in 2009.-History:...
.
Career
Wilson was a Scottish immigrant who was very talented at golf. A Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
freshman at 18, he won the first course championship at Aronimink Golf Club
Aronimink Golf Club
Aronimink Golf Club is a private country club located in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Its championship golf course is consistently rated among the top 100 golf courses in the United States. In 2010, Aronimink was ranked #4 among the toughest courses on the PGA Tour by Links Magazine. The club has...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. After being chosen to design Merion Golf Club
Merion Golf Club
Merion Golf Club is a private golf club located near Ardmore, Pennsylvania that is consistently rated by Golf Digest, among America's greatest golf courses, and will host the U.S. Open in 2013...
in 1911, he spent seven months in Scotland and England in 1910 developing ideas. He admitted that many concepts built into the Merion design came from this trip, including the 3rd hole on the East course being inspired by North Berwick Golf Club
North Berwick Golf Club
The North Berwick Golf Club , at North Berwick, East Lothian, was founded in 1832. It is the 13th oldest golf club in the world and only St Andrews hosts a club which has played continuously over the same course for longer. Although the NBGC was the first club in the world to allow female members,...
's 15th and 17th holes.
Public
- Cobbs Creek Golf Club (Olde Course) - Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
- Seaview Marriott ResortSeaview Marriott ResortThe Seaview is a golf club in Galloway, New Jersey. The club hosted the ShopRite LPGA Classic in 1986-87, from 1998-2006 and again starting in 2010. It also held the 1942 PGA Championship. The course also cooperates with Rutgers University on testing of new turf breeds and natural control of...
(Bay Course) - Absecon, New JerseyAbsecon, New JerseyAbsecon is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 8,411.What is now the City of Absecon was originally incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 29, 1872, from portions of Egg Harbor...
- Work did not include placement of bunkers.
Private
- Merion Golf ClubMerion Golf ClubMerion Golf Club is a private golf club located near Ardmore, Pennsylvania that is consistently rated by Golf Digest, among America's greatest golf courses, and will host the U.S. Open in 2013...
(East Course) - Ardmore, PennsylvaniaArdmore, PennsylvaniaArdmore is a census-designated place in Delaware and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 12,455 at the 2010 census... - Merion Golf ClubMerion Golf ClubMerion Golf Club is a private golf club located near Ardmore, Pennsylvania that is consistently rated by Golf Digest, among America's greatest golf courses, and will host the U.S. Open in 2013...
(West Course) - Ardmore, PennsylvaniaArdmore, PennsylvaniaArdmore is a census-designated place in Delaware and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 12,455 at the 2010 census... - Phoenixville Country Club (9 holes) - Phoenixville, PennsylvaniaPhoenixville, PennsylvaniaPhoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Philadelphia, at the junction of French Creek with the Schuylkill River. The population is 16,440 as of the 2010 Census.- History :...