James A. Barclay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James A. Barclay

Amateur golfer, author, historian

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1923

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Dec-2011

Profession: historian, golfer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About James A. Barclay

  • James Alexander Barclay (October 29, 1923 – December 3, 2011) was a Scottish Canadian oil industry scientist and executive, golfer, and golf historian.
  • He was elected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2008. Barclay was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
  • He began golf as a youth, with cut-down hickory-shafted clubs.
  • He graduated from Glasgow University in Applied Chemistry, and spent his career working in the oil industry, eventually reaching the vice-president level. Barclay moved to Canada in 1968, retired in 1983, and became the curator of the golf museum of the Royal Canadian Golf Association.
  • He became interested in Canadian golf history, and wrote several magazine articles on that subject. In 1992, Barclay wrote Golf in Canada: A History, a 626-page volume which is the most comprehensive work on the subject published to date.
  • He was a member of St.
  • George's Golf and Country Club in Toronto.
  • In 1997, he wrote Canada's Professional Golfers: The Scottish Invasion 1883–1933.
  • In 2000, he wrote The Toronto Terror, a biographical work on the life and golf achievements of Stanley Thompson, Canada's premier golf course architect. The importance of Barclay's achievements were recognized by many organizations.
  • In 2006 Barclay was inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame.
  • In 2008 he was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
  • In 2010 he received the Dick Grimm Award from the Golf Journalists Association of Canada.
  • In 2011 he was inducted into the St.
  • George's Golf and Country Club Hall of Fame. On December 3, 2011, Barclay died of natural causes at the age of 88.

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