Thomas Morton Curry

• Name	Thomas Morton Curry
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I01106	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Edward Curry,   b. 1858, Green Island, NY ,   d. 11 Apr 1928, New York, NY  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Annie Robins Ryan
  Married	Abt 1883
  Family ID	F00396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida C. Ellerbrook
  Children	1. Thomas Edward Curry   2. Thomas Frederick Curry   3. Louise C. Curry,   b. 1918, Englewood, NJ ,   d. 4 Dec 2007  (Age 89 years)   4. Thomas Morton Curry, Jr.,   b. 11 Nov 1921, Englewood, New Jersey ,   d. 10 Mar 2002, North Kingstown, RI  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F00419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Summarized from newspaper article: Mort Curry was known as the Father of Public Links Golf in Rhode Island. During the 30+ years he played golf in Rhode Island, he won 16 club championships. As President of the RI Golf Association, he worked on behalf of public links and junior and caddy golfers. During his administration, the Triggs Club of public links was admitted to membership, and thus to state tournaments and championships. He himself was an active campaigner and championship golfer at Point Judith Country Club as well as Annaquatucket, Warwick, and Massasoit. He was also a longtime member of noteriety at the Pine Valley Club in New Jersey, considered to have one of the world's hardest courses. Sylvia tells of an incident in which Mort brought a Jewish friend from New York City to golf with him at Point Judith. Well, there was a prohibition, either understood or stated, against Jews at the club. That "didn't sit too well with Mort." The rule was quickly changed and Mort's friend got to play golf there.