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Yale won that first team championship in 1897 under a martinent coach by the name of Robert D. Pryde. Both in 1897 and 1898, the three colleges played at St.Andrews in Ardsley. Pryde was born in Tayport, Fifeshire, Scotland, only seven miles from the original St. Andrews. In 1895, he laid out the New Haven Golf Club, which became Yale's home course and soon had its name changed to the Yale Golf Club. Pryde served as the club professional for 41 years until it was superceded by Charles Blair McDonald's breathtaking Yale Golf Course...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: The Big Three Through Its Long Tradition | 4/23/1977 | See Source »

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