Title
Golfer William E. Burton, 1906-1999
Subject
Golfers
Description
Bill Burton was the golf pro at the Tuscaloosa Country Club from 1942-1976. Burton instructed such golfers as Jack Maness, Dick Pride, Jackie Cummings and Bob Hemphill. In 1966, he was honored as the Professional of the Year by the Alabama Golf Association.
Burton was interviewed by the Tuscaloosa News on October 28, 1987, just after the Tuscaloosa Country Club's course was redesigned due to the construction of the Oliver Lock and Dam. In the interview Burton discussed the creation of the golf course in early 1920s, how his friends were not very happy that the golf course took their playground and how they sometimes turned loose the mules used in construction. He also discussed other events that had taken place at the golf course such as the time the 1931 tornado came through and heavily damaged the club.
Burton was interviewed by the Tuscaloosa News on October 28, 1987, just after the Tuscaloosa Country Club's course was redesigned due to the construction of the Oliver Lock and Dam. In the interview Burton discussed the creation of the golf course in early 1920s, how his friends were not very happy that the golf course took their playground and how they sometimes turned loose the mules used in construction. He also discussed other events that had taken place at the golf course such as the time the 1931 tornado came through and heavily damaged the club.
Source
Judy Burton Phillips
Date
October 25, 1987
Contributor
Tuscaloosa Public Library
Rights
Tuscaloosa News- Story
Judy Burton Phillips- Photo
Format
Photograph
Type
Photograph
Identifier
1012
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph