James A. Barclay

James Alexander Barclay (born October 29, 1923) is a Scottish Canadian oil industry scientist and executive, golfer, and golf historian. He was elected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2008.

Barclay was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He began golf as a youth, with cut-down hickory-shafted clubs. He graduated from Glasgow University in Applied Chemistry, and spent his career working in the oil industry, eventually reaching the vice-president level.

Barclay moved to Canada in 1968, retired in 1983, and became the curator of the golf museum of the Royal Canadian Golf Association. He became interested in Canadian golf history, and wrote several magazine articles on that subject.

In 1992, Barclay wrote "Golf in Canada: A History", a 626-page volume which is the most comprehensive work on the subject published to date. He is a member of St. George's Golf and Country Club in Toronto.

Major work

*"Golf in Canada: A History", by James A. Barclay, Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1992, ISBN 0-7710-1080-X.

External links

* [http://www.rcga.org/hall_of_famer.aspx?id=68&x=P1c4tTuOqenBqMIDKw0FSsAfqUB8m%2b2JbpsL8%2bFeHIGIqSx%2bFYSnOhNzctOvbMx956vLssOzddP0GFPq7k6SnTIOzuePbXJPPLyV9zXVKUV22mevOuVM%2bBjXWu7NU9X1%2fCvMhzUtdLDUcBqaVvkBiUvYfJLI60LJK9PnLu3CG3dkZKRDajCwJrqHvO4C8NEgwv2XhdJk6QQ%3d Profile at Canadian Golf Hall of Fame]