Researching Harry Colt
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 70 people with the Colt surname? In that year Colt was ranked number 3509 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Harry means "Form of HAROLD. army-power" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Harry Colt on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harry Colt and the Colt Family Tree
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Harry Colt
Henry Shapland "Harry" Colt (4 August 1869 – 21 November 1951) was a golf course architect born in Highgate, England. He worked predominantly with Charles Alison, John Morrison, and Alister MacKenzie, in 1928 forming Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd. He participated in the design or redesign of over 300 golf courses (115 on his own) in all six inhabited continents, including those at Wentworth Club, Sunningdale, Muirfield, Royal Portrush, and Royal Liverpool.
Colt teamed up with George Crump in 1918 to design Pine Valley Golf Club, which is ranked as the #1 golf course in the United States, by Golf magazine (2017–18 ranking of the Top 100 Courses in the U.S.) and Golf Digest (2019–20 ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses). The classic Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield, Michigan, was designed by Colt and Alison in 1921. The course played host to the 1947 PGA Championship, the 1957 Western Open, and Ryder Cup Challenge Matches in 1943.
Colt was educated at Monkton Combe School near Bath, before taking a law degree at Clare College, Cambridge, where he captained the Cambridge University Golf Club in 1890.
In 1897 he became a founder member of the Royal & Ancient Rules of Golf Committee.
Source: Harry Colt, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Colt
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