He served in World War I before starting work at Pinehurst with his father Leonard, and later taking over himself.
hiː sˈɜːvd ɪn wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ bᵻfˌoːɹ stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ wˈɜːk æt pˈaɪnhɜːst wɪð hɪz fˈɑːðɚ lˈɛnɚd, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ tˈeɪkɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ hɪmsˈɛlf.