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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. 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> |
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=18 November 2011 |accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Golfer's Double Feat |newspaper=Anderson Herald |location=Anderson, Indiana |page=6 |date=4 November 1959}}</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> |
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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 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. |
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Revision as of 20:37, 1 December 2015
| Stewart Maiden | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Kiltie |
| Born | February 13, 1886 Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland |
| Died | November 4, 1948 (aged 62) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T42: 1908 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
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.[1]
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.
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.[2][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 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.
Death
Maiden died on November 4, 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia.
References
- ^ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92779536
- ^ Sampson, Curt (18 November 2011). "From the Golf Journal Archives - The History of Golf Instruction". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Golfer's Double Feat". Anderson Herald. Anderson, Indiana. 4 November 1959. p. 6.
- ^ http://www.golftoday.co.uk/travel/features/sons_of_carnoustie.html