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Play where angels tread theme going on here or just coincidence? I bet there are other similar logos I missed.

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Initially I thought so on Baltusrol and Olympic.  But the more I stare at the first, the more I consider it a paid homage to Mr. Baltus Roll's very nice mustache. ;-)

Winged Foot...straight-up Icarus on that one.

P.S. - I have no idea if Mr. Roll had a mustache.  But being the 1830s, perhaps it's a safe bet.

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1 minute ago, BamaWade said:

Winged Foot...straight-up Icarus on that one.

I would have guessed Mercury/Hermes.

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1 hour ago, nevets88 said:

Play where angels tread theme going on here or just coincidence? I bet there are other similar logos I missed.

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Not golf but the first that popped into my head ...

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9 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

Not golf but the first that popped into my head ...

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Which, of course, has its own golf course.

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8 minutes ago, Chilli Dipper said:

Which, of course, has its own golf course.

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Haha!!!  (totally forgot) oops. ;)

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The Winged Foot logo has always been one of my favorites.

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Methinks they all had too much Red Bull.

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On 7/26/2016 at 2:57 PM, Missouri Swede said:
On 7/26/2016 at 2:54 PM, BamaWade said:

... Winged Foot...straight-up Icarus on that one. ...

I would have guessed Mercury/Hermes.

Good insights by Swede and Bama.

The first three clubs mentioned had founding members with common backgrounds: upper class people of the late 1800s and early 1900s who were for the most part college educated. Thus, they would be well versed in classic Greek and Roman history and culture as was common for college studies of the era.

The Olympic Club actually involves more than just golf. Founded in 1860 in San Francisco, its current members are active in 19 sports. The original golf course was opened in the early 1900s. Here's a video history of the Olympic Club

The other two clubs had A.W. Tillinghast as course designer. Baltusrol opened in 1895 - with its two courses completed by 1918 - and Winged Foot in 1921. According to the Winged Foot website, the club logo is very similar to that of the New York Athletic Club, whose members helped found WF.

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On 7/26/2016 at 3:57 PM, Missouri Swede said:

I would have guessed Mercury/Hermes.

Yes, and it would depend on whether you were going Greek or Roman.

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I have always suspected that Baltusrol was copied from the Misquamicut Club in Rhode Island. Misquamicuts first pro won one of his four US Opens there.

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10 hours ago, VOX said:

I have always suspected that Baltusrol was copied from the Misquamicut Club in Rhode Island. Misquamicuts first pro won one of his four US Opens there.

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