An interview with Jim Johnson / Jim Johnson, Mark R. DePue, interviewer. 2009.

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An interview with Jim Johnson / Jim Johnson, Mark R. DePue, interviewer. 2009.

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An interview of Jim Johnson conducted by Mark R. DePue for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Topics discussed include Rail Golf Course (Springfield, Illinois); Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic, later renamed the Rail Charity Golf Classic, then the State Farm Rail Classic; Leonard Sapp; Jacob 'Jake' Bunn; Robert Trent Jones; Penn State University's Turf Management school; Jim Maxwell; Sandy Wheeler; LGPA; State Farm Insurance; and Panther Creek Golf Course (Chatham, Illinois).

2 data discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.1 film cassette (17 min.) : digital ; 3/8 in.

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Johnson, James E. (James Eric), 1952-

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Born on Jan. 16, 1952 in Sherman, Ill. While still in high school, Jim began working at the Rail Golf Course, which at the time was still under construction. The course was designed by renowned golf course architect Robert Trent-Jones. The golf course's front nine holes opened to the public in 1968, and the back nine in 1973. Jim continued to work at the golf course, and eventually decided to make this his life's career. In 1977 he became superintendent of the golf course, the same year he gradu...