James A. Barclay
James Alexander Barclay (October 29, 1923 – December 3, 2011) was a
Barclay was born in
Barclay moved to
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.
Major works
- Barclay, James A. (1992). Golf in Canada: A History. Toronto: ISBN 978-0-7710-1080-4.
- Barclay, James A. (2000). The Toronto Terror. ISBN 978-1-886947-93-1. – biography of Canadian golf course architect Stanley Thompson.
- Barclay, James A. (1997). Canada's Professional Golfers: The Scottish Invasion 1883–1933. Golf Historical Society. ISBN 978-0968326503.
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