Description: During the 1970 Columbus Pro-Am Golf Spectacular, Jimmy Crum, the sports director at NBC 4 in Columbus, interviews golfer Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus was born on January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio. He began playing golf at ten years of age and quickly became a dominant player, going on to be one of the most celebrated professional golfers in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07904
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Golfers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is most likely not Gladys E. Palmer, but was taken by her. Palmer was an athletic administrator at Ohio State University between 1922-1957. As Chairperson of the women's division of Physical Education at OSU, she established the first-ever Intercollegiate Golf Tournament for women. The tournament was held in 1941 at Ohio State's Scarlet Course. Caption reads: "Miss Gladys E. Palmer, 1776 King Ave. Columbus, Ohio, Class D, No. 88." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_016_001
Subjects: Golf; Golf--Ohio--History; Palmer, Gladys E.; College sports; Ohio State University; Women golfers--United States; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image was taken during James A. Campbell's 75th birthday party in Youngstown, Ohio, September, 1929. Campbell, an avid golfer, celebrated his birthday with friends and family at the Youngstown Country Club. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05558
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Industrialists--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Sports; Golfers
Places: Liberty Township (Ohio); Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: James A. Campbell at a birthday golf outing at the Youngstown Country Club, September 1929. Campbell enjoyed good health for most of his life and continued to play golf well into his seventies. It was not until the failed merger of Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Bethlehem Steel that Campbell's health began to decline. Many consider the failed merger between the two companies as the only blemish on Campbell's record as president of Youngstown Sheet and Tube. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05559
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Industrialists--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Sports; Golfers
Places: Liberty Township (Ohio); Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative depicting an unidentified golfer in plaid knickers, ca. 1920. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07843
Subjects: Golf; Golfers; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Recreation; Golf courses
 

Description: James A. Campbell, on the left, talks with a friend at the Youngstown Country Club, 1929. Campbell enjoyed the many friendships during his life, due in a large part to his support of many civic organizations in the community. Campbell had been active in a number of organizations including the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Youngstown Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Society of New York, American National Red Cross, Youngstown Y.M.C.A., and Ohio Seniors Golf Association. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05560
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Industrialists--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Sports; Golfers
Places: Liberty Township (Ohio); Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Shown in this image playing golf at his 75th birthday party, steel executive James A. Campbell remained in good health for most of his life. Three years prior to his death Campbell began to have a health problems, probably caused in part from the stress of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube-Bethlehem Steel merger trial. A heart attack claimed Campbell at his home on September 20, 1933. A daughter, Rebecca, preceded him in death by just a few months and Campbell's wife, Uretta, died just a couple of weeks later on October 2, 1933. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05561
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Industrialists--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Sports; Golfers
Places: Liberty Township (Ohio); Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: A view of the clubhouse at the Youngstown Country Club, Liberty Township, Ohio, ca. 1930-1939. The Youngstown Country Club was founded in 1898 as the Mahoning Golf Club in Youngstown, and many of the area's prominent industrialists joined as members, including James A. Campbell, Frank Purnell, and William C. Reilly of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. In 1909, the Mahoning Golf Club purchased 131 acres in Liberty Township and began construction on a new golf course and clubhouse. In 1912 the completed golf course and clubhouse opened as the Youngstown Country Club. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05568
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Liberty Township (Ohio); Industrialists--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Sports; Golfers
Places: Liberty Township (Ohio); Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken by Columbus Dispatch photographer Walter Nice of three men at a golf course. This photograph comes from a series of images taken at the Scioto Country Club in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington in July of 1926. This was the year that amateur golfer Bobby Jones won the U.S. Open at the Scioto Country Club--his second of four U.S. Open wins. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P245_B2_F6_620
Subjects: Golf; Golfers; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Sports--Ohio--History;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken by Columbus Dispatch photographer Walter Nice of three unidentified men with a golf trophy. This photograph comes from a series of images taken at the Scioto Country Club in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington in July of 1926. This was the year that amateur golfer Bobby Jones won the U.S. Open at the Scioto Country Club--his second of four U.S. Open wins. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P245_B2_F6_625
Subjects: Golf; Golfers; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Sports--Ohio--History
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken by Columbus Dispatch photographer Walter Nice of the Scioto Country Club in the Upper Arlington suburb of Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1920-1940. The Scioto Country Club is a club and golf course which opened in 1916. It has been the location of many golf tournaments over the years, including the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup and the U.S. Amateur Championship. Golfer Bobby Jones won the U.S. Open at the Scioto Country Club in 1926 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P245_B1_F16_1269
Subjects: Societies and clubs; Golf; Golfers; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Sports--Ohio--History;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken by Columbus Dispatch photographer Walter Nice of amateur golfer Bobby Jones receiving his trophy for winning the U.S. Open. This photograph comes from a series of images taken at the Scioto Country Club in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington in July of 1926. This was the year that Jones won the U.S. Open at the Scioto Country Club--his second of four U.S. Open wins. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P245_B2_F6_629
Subjects: Golf; Golfers; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Sports--Ohio--History;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)