Charles Blair MacDonald

After learning the game of golf in the birthplace of the sport, C.B. MacDonald, a Canadian-born golfer, held the spirit of Scotland in his heart as a player and a golf course designer. MacDonald has the distinction of being the inaugural U.S. Amateur Champion in 1895 after playing a part in the creation of the U.S. Golf Association in 1894 as the founding vice president. He is known as much for those events as he is for his contributions as the “Father of Golf Course Architecture.”  MacDonald’s design résumé boasts such notable courses as the Mid-Ocean Club in Bermuda and National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y., which was inspired by Scotland’s links-style designs.