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SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: Mr. Gus Freeland discusses golf on the South Plains.
MAIN ENTRY: Freeland, Gus
DATE OF INTERVIEW: Not given
LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: Lubbock, Texas
INTERVIEWER: Harry A. Jebsen, Jr.
LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: 1 hour, 10 minutes
TAPE ONE, SIDE ONE:
 
To Lubbock, Texas (1926)
House built
Texas Tech University
     Track team
Golf
     First interest
     Green fees
     Clubs
     Meadowbrook course
Graduation (1935)
Golf
     Sand greens vs. grass greens
     Betting
     Golf professionals
     Lubbock Country Club course
World War II
Hillcrest Country Club
     Land purchased
     Burl Pigg
     Conrad Young
     Jack Sharpe
     J. Trammel
     Golf course
     Warren Cantrell, designer
     Memberships
TAPE ONE, SIDE TWO: Hermosa Hills
     Course comparison
Golf
     Tournaments
     Prizes
Texas Tech University
     Golf course
     Golf team
     Weather factors
     Memorable games
Golf on South Plains
     Disadvantages
     Advantages
     Pine Hills Course
     Reese Air Force Base Course
Outstanding golfers
     Bennie Maxwell
     John Groves
     Holcomb Brithers
     Raymond Martin
     Glenn Bussey
     Ed Tipps
TAPE TWO, SIDE ONE: Successful golfers
Best holes in Lubbock
Artificial obstacles
Increase in popularity
TAPE TWO, SIDE TWO: Blank
RANGE DATES: 1926-1935
BULK DATES: 1926-1935

 

     
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