A little history concerning this site and who is preparing the information. It is a joint effort of both myself Richard B. Findlay and Ronald A. Findlay, grandsons of Alexander H. Findlay by his 3rd son Norman E.J. Findlay, Sr. Growing up in Philadelphia, PA we had a house full of one of the most extensive private golf collections of antiquity in existence. We knew that our grandfather was famous for golf but not actually sure of his legacy. You see he died before I was born and when Ron was only 7 years of age. Our father would tell us of his father’s accomplishments in early American golf. He would even indicate that Alex was "The Father of American Golf". Every time I would tell my friends that my grandfather introduced the game of golf in the United States, they would scoff at me for bragging. We had mountains of articles from newspapers and magazines as well as Alex's personal notes, but all of that was boxed and eventually forgotten as we had lives to live and earnings to make. Our older brother Norman E.J. Findlay, Jr. started to compile this material and published a newspaper in the 1990's called Global Golflore, only four issues were produced before his illness consumed his health. The newspapers are quite remarkable as Norm was an excellent golf historian. After his death in 2003 I started to develop an interest in furthering Norm's work. I started to pour through this load of articles and began to see the impact that Alex indeed did have on the game of Golf here in the U.S. I have a tool that Norm did not have at his time, the Internet. It is actually amazing how much information is available if you simply take the time to research. I began noticing that everywhere I turned Golf pro's, newspapers, sports writers, teachers, everybody was referring to Alex as the "Father of American Golf". Well, if all these folks knew this why not make it available for everyone? This is my 2nd year of putting this together along with my brother and my wife, Cece. As we find information we will post it on this site for your enjoyment. Isn't it amazing that history could be rewritten? The facts will do that, early figures in the development of Golf in this country will authenticate his place in golf's history. Of course, I wholeheartedly will accept any information that you have regarding Golf courses he designed, anything you have regarding the history of early American Golf will be accepted. Whether Alex will be introduced into the World Golf Hall of Fame or not is something that time will tell, but for the first time we will try with a concerted effort. I hope you will enjoy the site and future articles. As I visit his remaining golf courses I will also endeavor to write about these remaining masterpieces and show his skills at designing courses that stand the test of time.
For those who have played his courses or are presently a member of one of the 125 remaining courses still in existence, you have quite a legacy. Your course was designed by the "Father of American Golf"