• The brothers were mentored by George Cumming, long-time professional at The Toronto Golf Club where they were caddies.

• Nicol and George became partners in an architectural firm. 

• On his return from the War, Stanley joined Nicol and George in their architectural business, 1920. 

• His first solo design was Muskoka Lakes G&CC.

• Although busy as architects, Nicol (professional at the Hamilton   G&CC) and George returned to their full-time golf professional   jobs. 

• In 1922, Stanley struck out on his own - Stanley Thompson & Co. Limited. 

• By the time the decade was out, he had completed many courses including these gems - Jasper Park, Banff Springs, St. George’s.

• Despite the Depression, he had built one of the best architectural firms on the continent. 

• He hired young college graduates including Howard Watson, Robbie Robinson, Robert Trent Jones and, later, Geoffrey Cornish.

• His firm, billed as landscape architects and engineers, employed experts in plant pathology, agronomy, soil chemistry, a tree surgeon and a town planner. 

• In 1932, he took Jones in as a partner. 

• Throughout the 1920s and 30s his work continued across the   country, the United States, the Caribbean and South America. 

• Although never as busy as had had been prior to the Depression, his work continued in the 1940s and early 50s. 

• He had built or constructed more than 145 courses. 

• Stanley Thompson died of a brain aneurysm, January 3, 1953.

• He had been staying at the Royal York Hotel making ready for a trip to South America.

• Despite having made (and lost) a number of fortunes, the master   architect died penniless. 

• In 2005, the federal government named him ‘a person of national historic significance.’    
• Induction to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
• Induction to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame