The Lido Prize was a competition first held by the British Country Life Magazine in 1914, inviting sports enthusiasts to create a design for a golf hole.
It was named after the Lido Golf Club constructed on Long Island, which was designed by architect Charles Blaire Macdonald.
[1][2] Charles Blair Macdonald was born in Canada to American parents—his father was Scottish, and his mother had partial Mohawk Indian ancestry.
[2] In 1894, Charles Blair Macdonald competed in two national championships, finishing as the runner-up in both and sparking controversy with his critiques of the formats and rulings.
His dissatisfaction played a role in the creation of the United States Golf Association (USGA) later that year, which was formed by key clubs to unify rules and oversee tournaments.
[2] In 1914, Macdonald with the help of Surveyor- Engineer Seth Raynor started building the Lido Golf Club on Long Island.
Alister Mackenzie, a British surgeon and architect, emerged victorious, and a variation of his design was implemented as the 18th finishing hole at Lido.
[8][7] Early on, golf architecture writer and critic Ron Whitten informed the society about a lost manuscript by MacKenzie and suggested they search for it while also maintaining an archive of drawings, aerial photos, and other documents.