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Article: ONE MAN'S VISION HERBERT V. KOHLER JR. USED HIS FAMILY'S FORTUNE TO HELP MAKE WISCONSIN A GOLF MECCA.(SPORTS)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- August 8, 2004
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Byline: Jason Loughrin Wisconsin State Journal
Believe it or not, Herbert V. Kohler Jr. will tell you he is not a golf visionary.
He will tell you all of this -- the four magnificent courses, the world-class golf destination, the major professional tournament -- came together with the serendipity of a hole-in-one, the convergence of diligent work, meticulous planning, faultless execution and old-fashioned good fortune.
He will tell you when the first seeds of golf course construction planted themselves in his brain and began to take root some 20 years ago, the suggestion that the best golfers in the world would find their way to microscopic ...