Herbert Barker

Early life Barker was born in Huddersfield, England, in 1883.

Golf career Barker had a successful amateur career, winning several tournaments in Great Britain in the early 1900s representing Huddersfield Golf Club. His wins included the Yorkshire Amateur and the Dartmouth Bowl for three consecutive years starting in 1905. He played in the Amateur Championship in 1905 and 1907 and qualified for the 1907 Open Championship. He also played for the England amateur team against Scotland in 1907. He sailed from Southampton on 21 September 1907 to take up a professional position in America.

Barker served as head professional at Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York, from 1908 to 1911. He found golf to be more competitive in America and failed to win any events. But he also discovered less challenging courses and soon began designing and remodelling layouts with the intention of elevating the game in the United States. After 1911 his appearances in tournaments were less frequent and he concentrated more on his work as a golf course architect.

Golf course designer Barker moved to the southern United States after leaving Garden City, and laid out Roebuck Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama,

Military service Barker took a two-month leave of absence from the Country Club of Virginia and sailed back to Britain on 30 July 1915 to enlist in the military, joining the Royal Flying Corps. He was stationed at South Shields, Seaton Carew, and RNAS Killingholme.

Death Although he told friends he intended to return after the war, Barker never returned to America. He died on 14 June 1924 after an extended illness. A death certificate, registered two days after his death, in the Sub-District of Brighouse in the County of York, WR, states that he died of "1) Myocarditis-6 months and 2) Auricular Fibrillation-2 months" and also had "Rheumatism 18 years ago". The death, which occurred at 23 Clough Lane, Brighouse, was in the presence of his wife, Evelyn Barker. The certificate listed Walker's date of death as 14 June 1924, his age as 41 and his occupation as "Timber Merchant", and was certified by A. Latimer Walker MB.

Courses designed Sources:

The following is a partial list of courses designed by Herbert Barker:

OD denotes courses for which Barker is the original designer R denotes courses reconstructed by Barker A denotes courses for which Barker made substantial additions E denotes courses that Barker examined and on the construction of which he consulted

Name Contribution Year built City / Town State / Province Country Comments Don Hawkins Municipal GC OD 1914 Birmingham Alabama United States Public, formerly Roebuck CC Capital City CC OD 1911 Atlanta Georgia United States Private Druid Hills CC OD 1912 Atlanta Georgia United States Private Columbia CC OD 1911 Chevy Chase Maryland United States Private Arcola CC OD 1909 Paramus New Jersey United States Private Raritan Valley CC OD 1911 Bridgewater New Jersey United States Private Rumson CC OD 1910 Rumson New Jersey United States Private Grove Park Inn CC OD 1911 Asheville North Carolina United States Private Mayfield CC OD 1911 Cleveland Ohio United States Private, with Bert Way The Springhaven Club OD 1904 Wallingford Pennsylvania United States Ida Dixon design (1904), alterations by Barker (1910) CC of Virginia (Westhampton Course) OD 1908 Richmond Virginia United States Private

Results in major championships Note: Barker only played in the Amateur Championship, the Open Championship and the U.S. Open.

? = finish unknown "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Team appearances Amateur England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1907