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Tom Dunn claimed to have designed or reconstructed as many as 137 golf courses by 1902, and even gave golf lessons to future British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour.
Tom Dunn was a pioneering Scottish golf course architect and professional golfer, born in Musselburgh in 1849. Raised in a renowned golfing family, Tom learned the craft from his father, Willie Dunn Sr., and competed professionally before turning to course design. Dunn played a crucial role during golf’s late 19th-century boom, laying out or reconstructing over 130 courses, mainly in England but also in Ireland, France, and as far as Tenerife. He was notable for promoting inland 'heathland' course architecture around London, including the influential Woking Golf Club in 1893. Dunn also collaborated with his son, John Duncan Dunn, and contributed innovations like distinctive cross-bunkering. Throughout his career, Dunn impacted all aspects of golf – from club making to greenkeeping and instruction. He passed away in 1902, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most prolific early figures in golf course architecture.
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