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The history of the Open Golf Championship as told in contemporary reports by some of the greatest golf writers, such as Pat Ward-Thomas, Peter Dobereiner, Dai Davies and Frank Keating. Beginning in 1920, when the Royal and Ancient took over the running of the competition, this book charts the fluctuating fortunes of all the great names in golf, providing a record of winners and losers down the years. John Samuel is the former editor of "The Guardian"'s sports pages. ... Read more

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The 18th century saw the golfers of Edinburgh and St Andrew's lay down the first rules of the game as it is played today. From the legends of Willie Park, Tom Morris and the pioneers of the first Open Championship via the golden years of the sporting Edwardian era and the inter-war years, Peter Allis traces the development of golf to the present day. The self-control, sportsmanship and good humour remain an integral part of the enjoyment of golf for players and spectators alike. These virtues are captured in this illustrated history of golf. ... Read more

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The history of the Albany Municipal Golf Course is tied up with vagabonds and duffers, young hotshots and league sandbaggers. With its dirt tees and infamous hills, the "Muny" was a course people loved to hate, but for thousands of Albany residents it provided an introduction to the game of golf. Take a look at the history of the course through the eyes of those who played there, worked there, and caddied there.

Bogies and Billygoats also contains a brief history of golf in the Capital District, and information on the short-lived miniature golf craze that swept through the Albany area in the early 1930s.

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The biennial Ryder Cup golf contest between the US and Europe is one of the biggest - and often most controversial - sporting events in the world. Last time round, at the Belfry in 2002, the British pulverised the Americans, after the 1999 debacle at Brookline when the stampeding American team prematurely celebrated victory before the last match was over. For golfers like Colin Montgomerie, their heroic and brilliantly consistent performances under pressure in the Ryder Cup rank as comparable achievements to the winning of a major title. Dale Concannon's book is the most readable account of this historic contest from its sedate beginnings in the 1920s, match by match, all the way to its present-day hysteria and nailbiting finishes. ... Read more

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A detailed study covering golfing art and memorabilia, patents, designs, the origins of the game and related sports.Many books have been written on the various aspects of golf, but this is the first that attributes the game's popularity to the introduction of the solid gutta percha gof ball in 1848 and the American rubber-cored ball in 1900.The book describes, in the light of these dramatic gof ball changes, how the ball and club have evolved, the types of material used, the people who made the clubs and balls, those who have excelled at the game, and the effects the implements had on the development of the swing and on gof-course design. There are well-illustrated chapters on golfing art and golfing memorabilia, as well as shorter chapters on patents, designs and the origins of the game and related games. Included is a directory of golf-club- and ball-makers and golf artists. ... Read more