This rare sports page came from an October 17, 1900 edition of a Boston Globe newspaper. 

Thomas Alfred Vardon was a professional golfer from Jersey, Channel Islands, and the brother of golfer Harry Vardon, whom he sometimes played against professionally. From 1892 to 1909 he played in 18 Open Championships, finishing in the top-10 nine times. His best was a second-place finish to his brother Harry in 1903 at Prestwick, and other placings were 1897 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake – 8th, 1902 at Hoylake – 5th, 1904 at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent – 4th, 1907 at Hoylake – T3.[2]

Vardon tied for ninth place in the 1916 U.S. Open held June 29–30 at Minikahda Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He continued playing professional golf for four decades and became the oldest competitor at the 1930 U.S. Open at Interlachen Country Club.

Oakley will forever hold a special place in American golf history as it is the Club which recruited Donald Ross from Scotland and gave him his first golf course design assignment.  Thus began Ross' journey that ultimately led to his design of over 400 courses; including clubs which have hosted nearly 100 U.S. Amateur or Major Oakley will forever hold a special place in American golf history as it is the Club which recruited Donald Ross from Scotland and gave him his first golf course design assignment.  Thus began Ross' journey that ultimately led to his design of over 400 courses; including clubs which have hosted nearly 100 U.S. Amateur or Major Championships. Ross was a treasured Oakley employee from 1899-1910. . Ross was a treasured Oakley employee from 1899-1910. 

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