The Sundial Boy - Pinehurst, NC
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hamquilter
N 35° 11.336 W 079° 28.069
17S E 639497 N 3895070
This sundial stands near the putting greens of the historic Pinehurst Golf Club. It was sculpted and installed in 1912.
Waymark Code: WMD6R6
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2011
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If you are a golfer, the name Pinehurst is well known to you. It is one of the outstanding golf courses in the United States. Located in the sandhills of North Carolina, this is a beautiful area of mild weather, tall pines, green grass, and is a mecca for golfers everywhere.
Just off the veranda of the golf club, overlooking the putting greens, this 17-1/2 inch bronze sundial is mounted on a waist-high pedestal. It was commissioned by Leonard Tufts, an early owner of the club, whose wife was a friend of the sculptor Lucy Currier Richards (1870-1919).
The sundial is a sculpture of a young boy in a golfing stance, ready to hit the ball. The sun casts its shadow from the shaft of the golf club to indicate the time of day on the sundial. It registers the time from 7Am To 5pm. The sculpture was based on a caricature called "The Golf Lad" which appeared in early advertising for Pinehurst in newspapers, magazines, and calendars. The sculpture is known by several names, including "The Sundial Boy," "Sundial Golf Lad," "Bronze Caddy Sundial," and "Pinehurst Sundial." A bronze plaque on the pedestal calls him "Putter Boy."
This sculpture was created in 1912 and has stood on the grounds of the Pinehurst Golf Club since that time. The plaque beneath the sculpture reads:
PUTTER BOY
Also known as "The
Golf Lad" or "The Golf
Boy," this symbol
of Pinehurst was sculpted
as a sundial by Lucy
Richards in 1912.