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Before\u00a0an untimely death in 2008, we were honored to have worked with Bob Labbance.\u00a0 For too short a period, Bob provided some writings for BuffaloGolfer.com, related to the contributions of Wayne Stiles\u00a0on our area courses.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, two of these courses were nominated for “Best of Buffalo-Niagara” honors this week.\u00a0 It seemed like a fitting time to\u00a0open our archives for some of Bob’s timeless words.<\/p>\n

Article Links:
\nWayne Stiles and East Aurora Country Club
\nWayne Stiles and South Shore Country Club<\/a><\/p>\n

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Bob’s legacy, the below introductory paragraph was maintained on our site in his honor:<\/p>\n

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“Bob serves as contributing editor to Golf Styles New England. He also designs and edits The Bulletin for the Golf Collectors Society and serves as golf editor for Turf Magazine. In addition, his freelance writing and photography has appeared in numerous national magazines including Golf Magazine, USGA Golf Journal, Links and Golf Course Management. He is the author of thirteen books on golf-he began writing guidebooks to the golf courses of New England nearly 20 years ago and has also written a number of club history books\u2014in addition to biographies, history and fiction. Bob is a panelist for Golfweek’s “Top 100 Courses” list, an award-winning photographer and a multiple winner of writing awards from the GCSAA.\u00a0 In an unprecedented agreement, he has agreed to supply original work in second and third printings for BuffaloGolfer.Com.\u00a0 Needless to say, we are thrilled to welcome Bob…”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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