History Of Golf

Author : Lane Demas
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781469634234

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Game of Privilege by Lane Demas Pdf

This groundbreaking history of African Americans and golf explores the role of race, class, and public space in golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers during the age of segregation, the legal battle to integrate public golf courses, and the little-known history of the United Golfers Association (UGA)--a black golf tour that operated from 1925 to 1975. Lane Demas charts how African Americans nationwide organized social campaigns, filed lawsuits, and went to jail in order to desegregate courses; he also provides dramatic stories of golfers who boldly confronted wider segregation more broadly in their local communities. As national civil rights organizations debated golf’s symbolism and whether or not to pursue the game’s integration, black players and caddies took matters into their own hands and helped shape its subculture, while UGA participants forged one of the most durable black sporting organizations in American history as they fought to join the white Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA). From George F. Grant’s invention of the golf tee in 1899 to the dominance of superstar Tiger Woods in the 1990s, this revelatory and comprehensive work challenges stereotypes and indeed the fundamental story of race and golf in American culture.

Author : John Williamson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781538114537

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Born on the Links by John Williamson Pdf

Born on the Links encompasses the entire 600-year history of golf, from the links in Scotland in the fifteenth century up to the present. It not only covers golf’s origins, evolution, and development of the rules, equipment, and playing fields, but also features accounts of its greatest players and historic events.

Author : Charles McGrath,David McCormick
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0618710256

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The Ultimate Golf Book by Charles McGrath,David McCormick Pdf

In this golfer's ultimate delight, Charles McGrath and David McCormick have compiled a unique combination of golf history and original essays by some of golf's greatest (and best-selling) writers and enthusiasts. Anchoring the book is a colorful, loose-limbed history of the sport by the Sports Illustrated senior writer John Garrity. He travels the globe and the links, covering the key personalities and golfing events, advances in technique and technology, the expanding interest in the sport, and the curious mysteries of this international obsession. Complementing the narrative are wonderfully diverse and entertaining essays on everything from the Age of Tiger to the woes of the lowly club pro, the charms of playing in the dead of winter, and even giving up the game altogether. With its mix of unsurpassed literary writing and superb history, this armchair companion is a must-have for any serious student of the game--truly The Ultimate Golf Book.

Author : Robert Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Golf
ISBN : UCLA:31158013018758

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Golf by Robert Clark Pdf

Author : Hotelling Neal Dost Joanne,Neal Hotelling
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781617497155

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Pebble Beach by Hotelling Neal Dost Joanne,Neal Hotelling Pdf

Pebble Beach is the most storied golf venue in the world. Nearly every legendary golfer of the past 100 years has played there. Great champions have been crowned and have lost there; hollywood movies have been filmed there; U.S. presidents and royalty from around the world have visited and played on its legendary fairways. And yet from the beginning, it has been a golf paradise open for everyone to enjoy. Award-winning writer/historian Neal Hotelling brings to life countless tales of past championships as well as the underlying history of the truly spectacular meeting of land and s.

Author : Chaz Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0972535500

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St. Mulligan and the History of Golf by Chaz Henry Pdf

St. Mulligan and the history of golf is a beautifully written and illustrated tale of how the game of golf came to be. Played by angels for ten thousand years, an errant club found by Mulligan MacTavish leads to the discovery of the heavenly game and to its roots on earth.

Author : George B. Kirsch
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780252032929

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Golf in America by George B. Kirsch Pdf

An inclusive narrative of golf's history and popularity in the United States

Author : Bill Mallon,Randon Jerris
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0810874652

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Historical Dictionary of Golf by Bill Mallon,Randon Jerris Pdf

Historical Dictionary of Golf—through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, photos, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on people, places, teams, and terminology of the game—is a comprehensive history of golf.

Author : Robert Browning
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781789124637

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A History of Golf by Robert Browning Pdf

Here is a book which should prove a valuable and every welcome addition to the literature of Golf! Written in a fluent and easy style that makes reading a pleasure, this new history has the merit of literary quality, and the author’s quiet, unobtrusive sense of humour eliminates the slightest suspicion of dullness or heaviness, without in any way detracting from the seriousness of his objective or the dignity and importance that even the most rabid devotee of the Royal and Ancient would claim for it. The work also provides ample evidence of the author’s industry and research, and, in keeping with his position as editor of Golfing, conveys a quiet assurance of authority. The book deals with every aspect of the history of the game, from its earliest beginnings to the modern era of American ascendency. There are 34 chapters and a chronological table covering 600 years from 1353 to the 1950’s. We select here, more or less at random, a few of the subjects dealt with: Seven successive monarchs of the Stuart line as players—The golf of the House of Windsor—Golf as a cross-country game—The Celtic hurley, and the Belgian chole—The Scots game and the Dutch—The origin of golfing terms—Golf before the formation of clubs—Competitions came before clubs—The beginning of the championships—The start of the university match—How golf came to London—The golf boom of the gay nineties—The beginning of golf in America—The evolution of the professionals—Women’s golf originally a part of the feminist movement—Clubs and balls; wooden balls; the old featheries; the coming of the ‘gutties’; the arrival of the rubber core—Course construction—The rise of the golf architects—The evolution of the rules—American thoroughness makes golf a science instead of an art—International golf; the Walker, Ryder, and Curtis Cups—The game as a preserver of ancient landmarks—The genius of golf, the only game in which the worst player gets the best of it.

Author : Roger McStravick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Golf
ISBN : 095716436X

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St Andrews in the Footsteps of Old Tom Morris by Roger McStravick Pdf

Author : Duncan MacPherson
Publisher : Saint Croix Antiquarian booksellers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 0978640004

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The Secret History of Golf in Scotland by Duncan MacPherson Pdf

This story about golf takes place in 16th-century Scotland and is inspired by the earliest historical records about "the greatest game." Along with fascinating descriptions about early golf, there is plenty of earthy humor, cruel deception, and local Scottish color.

Author : George Peper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : PSU:000046803474

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The Story of Golf by George Peper Pdf

A lavishly illustrated history brings to life the full, rich history of the game of golf, from its earliest forms in medieval Europe to the development of a modern, televised play. 250 full-color photos.

Author : Steven J. H. van Hengel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Golf
ISBN : LCCN:72299006

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Early Golf by Steven J. H. van Hengel Pdf

Author : Michael Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Golf
ISBN : 060303733X

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History of Golf by Michael Williams Pdf

Author : Kenneth Garnier Chapman
Publisher : Virgin Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Golf
ISBN : 1852277114

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The Rules of the Green by Kenneth Garnier Chapman Pdf

This is an account of the way that the game of golf has developed from its origins as a simple diversion for soldiers and common folk, to its present status as an international professional sport. The first list of 13 articles constituting the official rules of golf was produced by a group of Scottish gentlemen in 1774. Since then the rules have seen many changes, although the game is still largely based on the same 13 articles. In this book the author examines how these changes came about and takes the reader step-by-step through the history and rules of the game.