July 21, 2015 update: Before Joe Dey went to the USGA as their Executive Director (1934-1969) then later was the first commissioner of the PGA tour (1969-1974), he was living in Philadelphia and serving as a sportswriter for a variety of publications. In August of 1928 just before the US Public Links tourney at Cobb’s Creek, Philadelphia Golfer magazine featured many articles on the upcoming event. And Joe Dey wrote a splendid piece on the beginnings of Cobb’s Creek. Read it below:
