Few sports have fuzzier histories than early golf. Its history has many missing links, and these spread wider than the widest golf fairway. These unstoried gaps occur in what's known as "The Divot Age," which spans from golf's beginnings to the first half of the eighteenth century. For centuries, St. Andrews, Scotland, has been called the "cradle of golf." Actually, the author's historical research has clearly determined that golf did not begin in Scotland. But for hundreds of years, most Scots and millions of people all ...
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Few sports have fuzzier histories than early golf. Its history has many missing links, and these spread wider than the widest golf fairway. These unstoried gaps occur in what's known as "The Divot Age," which spans from golf's beginnings to the first half of the eighteenth century. For centuries, St. Andrews, Scotland, has been called the "cradle of golf." Actually, the author's historical research has clearly determined that golf did not begin in Scotland. But for hundreds of years, most Scots and millions of people all over the world regard the question of golf's Scottish origin as definitely settledbut is it? Believe it or not, through the author's research, he has determined for certain where and when golf began. And he knows how it evolved. The author claims the origin of golf was NOT lost in the obscurity of antiquity, because he has solid proof proving his assertion. His research of ball and stick games has uncovered new evidence that France, not Scotland, is the birthplace of the golf.
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Publisher:
ANCIENT GOLF PUBLISHING, PALM DESERT, CA
Published:
2002
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
8355287915
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Seller's Description:
Very good trade paperback with slight edgewear to wraps. ISBN 0-935938-01-x. 266 pages. Black and white illustrations. "Weaving a marvelous tapestry of fact and fiction that offers you credible answers, the characters he (Charles Hellman) creates are.