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Peter Shaerf

About Peter Shaerf

English born but resident in New York since 1977. I have written occasional articles on the history of golf, most especially on The Open and the Ryder Cup. I have been collecting golf books and occasional memorabilia since the early 1990s...estimated handicap of low single figures in terms of collecting compared to high teens, low 20's in playing!

When the Golf Journalist had to Play

20 July 2020 By Peter Shaerf

A collage of photos...from left to right...National Links of America, Bernard Darwin, Cyril Tolley & Jesse Guilford, by kind permission of Peter Shaerf

Golfing Herald welcomes back guest author Peter Shaerf. As with his previous article (Beware the Quicksands), ‘When the Golf Journalist had to Play’ is another true story, this time recalling the events surrounding the 1922 Walker Cup and the esteemed golf writer and journalist Bernard Darwin. There is no great mystery to the founding of the Walker Cup but the first … [Read more...] about When the Golf Journalist had to Play

Beware the Quicksands

24 May 2020 By Peter Shaerf

'Beware the Quicksands of Perfection' (painting by the artist Phil Bower), by kind permission of Peter Shaerf

'Beware the Quicksands' is a short true story by guest author Peter Shaerf... 1925 was the last Open championship played at Prestwick and was perhaps more famous for the horrific collapse of native son Macdonald Smith than the victory of Jim Barnes, who with his win claimed his fourth of the modern majors. Born into a famous Scottish golfing family in 1890 (his two … [Read more...] about Beware the Quicksands

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