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When the U.S. Open golf
tournament came to Minikahda
in 1916-the fi rst time it
had been played west of Chicago-Jaffray
and Harry Legg were
the local favorites, and the idea of
an amateur winning the Open was not
far-fetched. Just three years earlier, 20year-old
amateur Francis Ouimet had
electrifi ed the U.S. sporting public with
his historic Open victory over British superstars
Harry Vardon and Ted Ray at the
Country Club in Brookline, Mass. But
while Chick Evans was winning the tournament,
Legg fi nished tied for 39th place,
shooting 76-80-76-80-312, and Jaffray
shot 81-82-163 to miss the cut.
While rising to president of the First
Harry
Legg
National Bank of Minneapolis
and later president
of the Soo Line Railroad,
Jaffray remained an excellent
player and formidable presence
at his home club.
Minikahda members enjoyed telling
the story of the day that one of their
members decided to tee off on the long
par-3 eighth hole while Jaffray was putting
on the green. The ball landed on the
green just as Jaffray addressed his putt.
The ball rolled between Jaffray's feet-
and into the cup for a hole-in-one. Had
he not scored the ace, members agreed,
the golfer responsible would have been
wise to run for his life.
Jaffray was given the honor of hitting
the fi rst golf shot at Meadowbrook Golf
Course when it opened for play on May
29, 1926. At 65, Jaffray won the 1930
Minnesota Senior Amateur Championship
at Somerset Country Club, defeating
his fellow Minikahda member Frank
Heffelfi nger by seven shots.
Jaffray died on November 15, 1956, at
age 91. Today, his name is seldom heard
away from the grounds of The Minikahda
Club, but no one did more than C.T.
Jaffray to shape the beginnings of golf in
Minnesota. MG
Rick Shefchik is a freelance writer and author
of four novels. He is retired from the St.
Paul Pioneer Press after a 26-year career.
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