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Colonial Country Club was started 88 years ago in 1936 by Marvin Leonard, who had a keen interest in bringing bentgrass greens to his hometown of Fort Worth. When his initial plans to install bentgrass greens at an already existing Fort Worth golf club failed, Leonard came up with his vision for Colonial Golf Club.
Colonial Country Club was founded in 1936 by Marvin Leonard, a self-taught golfer whose interests lie far beyond the fairway. Leonard studied every aspect of the sport, including course architecture — right down to the blades of grass and grains of sand used.
1 mar 1995 · Leonard used extensive advertising, eye-catching events, and a commitment to low profit margin and high volume to turn the firm into the largest retail establishment in Fort Worth. By the 1930s Leonard Brothers dominated retailing in the Fort Worth area.
1 mar 1995 · Leonard Brothers, a downtown Fort Worth department store founded by John Marvin Leonard and Green Thomas Leonard, opened on December 14, 1918. G. T. Leonard soon left to form his own business, but another brother, Obadiah Paul Leonard, replaced him as part owner.
27 wrz 2019 · Brothers Marvin and Obie Leonard created the superstore, which encompassed six blocks in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Leonard’s played an integral role in life throughout the 20th century.
23 wrz 2020 · On December 14, 1918, Marvin Leonard opened a small store that sold groceries and salvaged merchandise. He was soon joined by his brother Obie and the store grew to occupy more than six blocks in downtown Fort Worth.
One of the most influential people in Fort Worth history, Marvin Leonard makes up the elder half of the lone father-daughter duo in the Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Marvin, who passed away in 1970, was inducted into the Hall in 1993.
