Tom Bendelow Designed Golf Courses

6 videos • 105 views • by The Hickory Hacker Hickory golf course vlogs on courses designed by Tom Bendelow (1868-1936). Tom Bendelow's extensive portfolio of golf course designs for the first 35 years of the 20th century earned him the nickname "The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf." Spending his early career as a golf course designer for A.G. Spalding, Bendelow's design philosophy and perspective was geared toward spreading the popularity of golf in America with an emphasis on playability and accessibility.