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Born on the links : a concise history of golf /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williamson, John H. (John Harvey), 1937- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Subjects:
Golf > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The origins of golf in Scotland
  • The evolution of golf during the 17th and 18th centuries
  • The proliferation of golf during the 19th century
  • Golf comes to America: The first clubs and courses
  • Golf takes root in the United States
  • The explosion of golf in the United States after 1913
  • Golf during the Depression and war years
  • The revival of golf after World War II
  • Let us play: The African-American experience in golf
  • Arnold Palmer, television, and a new era in golf
  • The phenomenal growth of golf after 1960
  • Golf in the twenty-first century
  • The story of women's golf in the United States
  • The major team competitions.