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| birth_place = [[Carnoustie]], [[Angus, Scotland]]
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| death_place = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.
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'''Stewart Maiden''' (February 13, 1886 – November 4, 1948) was the head golf professional at [[East Lake Golf Club]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. He was best known for teaching grand slam winning golfer [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]].<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92779536</ref>
'''Stewart Maiden''' (February 13, 1886 – November 4, 1948) was the head golf professional at [[East Lake Golf Club]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia. He was best known for teaching grand slam winning golfer [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Maiden was a native of Carnoustie, Scotland, and followed his brother [[James Maiden]] to the United States, succeeding him as the head professional at [[East Lake Golf Club]] in 1908. Maiden was the son of James Maiden and Elspeth Maiden née McLean. His father James worked as a payroll clerk at a metal foundry in Carnoustie.
Maiden was a native of [[Carnoustie]], [[Scotland]], and followed his brother [[James Maiden]] to the United States, succeeding him as the head professional at [[East Lake Golf Club]] in 1908. Maiden was the son of James Maiden and Elspeth Maiden née McLean. His father James worked as a payroll clerk at a metal foundry in Carnoustie.


==Golf career==
==Golf career==
Along with Jones, Maiden is known for teaching other golfers such as [[Watts Gunn]] and [[Alexa Stirling]]. Maiden made Jones his first set of matched clubs. As a young boy, Jones followed Maiden around the course at East Lake and fashioned his swing after the professional.<ref name="PGA Museum">{{cite web |url=http://www.usgamuseum.com/about_museum/news_events/news_article.aspx?newsid=266 |title=From the Golf Journal Archives - The History of Golf Instruction |last=Sampson |first=Curt |date=November 18, 2011 |accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Golfer's Double Feat |newspaper=Anderson Herald |location=Indiana |page=6 |date=November 4, 1959}}</ref> Around 1919 Maiden left East Lake, having been replaced by [[Willie Ogg]], to accept a post as professional at the [[St. Louis Country Club]] in [[Ladue, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TDKeGZiJh0C&pg=PA120&lpg=PA120&dq=Willie+Ogg+death&source=bl&ots=f6TXBCK-Fb&sig=wKsP25fi7DmCjOR6WJ_vdC-phBE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja9f3z8qHLAhVI_WMKHfolB7kQ6AEIPTAG#v=onepage&q=Willie%20Ogg%20death&f=false |title=To Win and Die in Dixie: The Birth of the Modern Golf Swing and the Mysterious Death of its Creator |last=Eubanks |first=Steve |publisher=Balantine Books |location=New York |year=2010 |page=120 |isbn=9780345510815 |via=books.Google.com}}</ref>
Along with Jones, Maiden is known for teaching other golfers such as [[Watts Gunn]] and [[Alexa Stirling]]. Maiden made Jones his first set of matched clubs. As a young boy, Jones followed Maiden around the course at East Lake and fashioned his swing after the professional.<ref name="PGA Museum">{{cite web |url=http://www.usgamuseum.com/about_museum/news_events/news_article.aspx?newsid=266 |title=From the Golf Journal Archives - The History of Golf Instruction |last=Sampson |first=Curt |date=November 18, 2011 |accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Golfer's Double Feat |newspaper=Anderson Herald |location=Indiana |page=6 |date=November 4, 1959}}</ref> In 1919 Maiden left East Lake, having been replaced by [[Willie Ogg]], to accept a post as professional at the [[St. Louis Country Club]] in [[Ladue, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TDKeGZiJh0C&q=Willie+Ogg+death&pg=PA120 |title=To Win and Die in Dixie: The Birth of the Modern Golf Swing and the Mysterious Death of its Creator |last=Eubanks |first=Steve |publisher=Balantine Books |location=New York |year=2010 |page=120 |isbn=9780345510815 |via=books.Google.com}}</ref>


Jones said about Maiden later in his life, "The best luck that I ever had in golf was when Stewart Maiden came from Carnoustie to be pro at the East Lake Club. Stewart had the finest and soundest style I have ever seen. Naturally I did not know this at the time, but I grew up swinging like him. I imitated his style, like a monkey I suppose".<ref>http://www.golftoday.co.uk/travel/features/sons_of_carnoustie.html</ref>
Jones said about Maiden later in his life, "The best luck that I ever had in golf was when Stewart Maiden came from Carnoustie to be pro at the East Lake Club. Stewart had the finest and soundest style I have ever seen. Naturally I did not know this at the time, but I grew up swinging like him. I imitated his style, like a monkey I suppose".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golftoday.co.uk/travel/features/sons_of_carnoustie.html|title=The Sons of Carnoustie Golf Club|website=golftoday.co.uk|accessdate=June 9, 2018}}</ref>


Maiden left East Lake to open an indoor golf school in New York in 1930 and then returned to Atlanta to become the first professional at the then newly opened Peachtree Golf Club in 1948.
Maiden opened an indoor golf school in New York in 1930 and then returned to Atlanta to become the first professional at the then newly opened Peachtree Golf Club in 1948.


==Death==
==Death and legacy==
Maiden died on November 4, 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia. [[Harvey Penick]] said of Maiden: "I've always said the best golf teacher of all has to be Stewart Maiden."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMuK-ZG8tUg|title=Forgotten Great Theorists|website=YouTube.com|accessdate=June 9, 2018}}</ref>
Maiden died on November 4, 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:27, 21 June 2023

Stewart Maiden
Maiden in the downswing, c. 1912
Personal information
NicknameKiltie
Born(1886-02-13)February 13, 1886
Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland
DiedNovember 4, 1948(1948-11-04) (aged 62)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Sporting nationality Scotland
 United States
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT42: 1908
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Stewart Maiden (February 13, 1886 – November 4, 1948) was the head golf professional at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. He was best known for teaching grand slam winning golfer Bobby Jones.

Early life

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Maiden was a native of Carnoustie, Scotland, and followed his brother James Maiden to the United States, succeeding him as the head professional at East Lake Golf Club in 1908. Maiden was the son of James Maiden and Elspeth Maiden née McLean. His father James worked as a payroll clerk at a metal foundry in Carnoustie.

Golf career

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Along with Jones, Maiden is known for teaching other golfers such as Watts Gunn and Alexa Stirling. Maiden made Jones his first set of matched clubs. As a young boy, Jones followed Maiden around the course at East Lake and fashioned his swing after the professional.[1][2] In 1919 Maiden left East Lake, having been replaced by Willie Ogg, to accept a post as professional at the St. Louis Country Club in Ladue, Missouri.[3]

Jones said about Maiden later in his life, "The best luck that I ever had in golf was when Stewart Maiden came from Carnoustie to be pro at the East Lake Club. Stewart had the finest and soundest style I have ever seen. Naturally I did not know this at the time, but I grew up swinging like him. I imitated his style, like a monkey I suppose".[4]

Maiden opened an indoor golf school in New York in 1930 and then returned to Atlanta to become the first professional at the then newly opened Peachtree Golf Club in 1948.

Death and legacy

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Maiden died on November 4, 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia. Harvey Penick said of Maiden: "I've always said the best golf teacher of all has to be Stewart Maiden."[5]

References

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  1. ^ Sampson, Curt (November 18, 2011). "From the Golf Journal Archives - The History of Golf Instruction". Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Golfer's Double Feat". Anderson Herald. Indiana. November 4, 1959. p. 6.
  3. ^ Eubanks, Steve (2010). To Win and Die in Dixie: The Birth of the Modern Golf Swing and the Mysterious Death of its Creator. New York: Balantine Books. p. 120. ISBN 9780345510815 – via books.Google.com.
  4. ^ "The Sons of Carnoustie Golf Club". golftoday.co.uk. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Forgotten Great Theorists". YouTube.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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