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Arthur Vernon Macon, Jr.

(1882 - 1964)

Born: 1882, Dublin, Ireland

Died: 1964, Sequim, Washington at age 82

Macon was a lawyer and avid golfer. He won the Pacific Northwest Amateur in 1913.

He served as a Canadian Army Officer in World War I having volunteered for service in 1916. In 1917 at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France, he suffered an injury that resulted in the amputation of his lower left leg. After the war, he returned to Canada and continued to play competitive golf and design courses.

Macon was Northwest's most prolific golf course designers in his day,

His designs include Broadmoor and Inglewood in Seattle, Fircrest in Tacoma, Royal Colwood in Victoria, and Alderwood in Portland. He was elected to the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Hall of Fame in 1989. He promoted the idea that players should think their way through a round of golf. His unique herringbone drainage systems eliminated the accumulation of water around, on, and under the putting surfaces.

COURSES DESIGNED
Idaho
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Hillcrest Country Club
4610 Hillcrest Dr
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Idaho
83705
(208) 343-1769
Year Built: 1940
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Purple Sage Municipal Golf Course
15192 Purple Sage Rd
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Idaho
83607
(208) 459-2223
Year Built: - 1962
2 Rankings / Reviews
Oregon
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Columbia Edgewater Country Club - Macon
2220 Ne Marine Dr
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Oregon
97211
503/285-8354
Year Built:
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Colwood National Golf Club, CLOSED 2014
7313 Ne Columbia Blvd
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Oregon
97218
Year Built: 1929
2 Rankings / Reviews
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Alderwood Country Club, CLOSED 1953
7910 N. E. Levee Rd.
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Oregon
97218
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Washington
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Fircrest Golf Club
1500 Regents Blvd
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Washington
98466
2535645792
Year Built: 1925
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Glen Acres Golf & Country Club
1000 S 112th St
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Washington
98168
(206) 244-3786
Year Built:
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Lake Spanaway Golf Course
15602 Pacific Ave S
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Washington
98444
253/531-3660
Year Built: - 1967
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Manito Golf & Country Club
5303 S Hatch Rd
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Washington
99223
(509) 448-2045
Year Built: 1922
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Sunland Golf and Country Club
109 Hilltop Dr
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Washington
98382
360/683-6800
Year Built: - 1964
2 Rankings / Reviews
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Yakima Country Club
500 Country Club Dr
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Washington
98901
(509) 452-2266
Year Built: 1926
1 Rankings / Reviews
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