How did Perry Maxwell become a golf course architect?
His introduction to golf course designing was a multiple step process. Initially the thought of Maxwell designing a golf course was brought forward by his wife after reading an article in Scribners Magazine. In 1914 they purchased a large piece of land north of Ardmore. Perry decided to build four holes in the portion of the homesite nearest their house. Over the next five years he would complete a nine hole routing and be involved in the formation of the Dornick Hills Country Club. In 1917 his role as Vice-President of the Ardmore National Bank was eliminated when it consolidated with the First National Bank of Ardmore. Then in 1919 his wife died from appendicitis. After the funeral he decided to take up the profession that his wife had pushed him towards. It was then that he went to Scotland and did a study tour of several courses. When he came back he began work on completing Dornick Hills and started to take on other projects. 2. What drove him? Maxwell was fairly wealthy due to so
