Several academic studies have been conducted to understand why once-famous people, such as sporting champions, are forgotten over time, some quicker than others. Conclusions about the reason for this vary, including ... The natural forgetfulness of Homo sapiens. Immediate focus on the current (champions), displacing the focus on the previous (champions). The death … [Read more...] about Miriam Burns Horn – A Golf Champion Remembered
History and Legends
Joyce Wethered – From Piccadilly to Pebble Beach
Thousands of articles and column inches have been written and continue to be written about Joyce Wethered, almost exclusively concentrating on her championship years (1920-1929). This article, Joyce Wethered - From Piccadilly to Pebble Beach, complements the journalistic critical mass by primarily focusing on her post-championship years (1930-1935), particularly her … [Read more...] about Joyce Wethered – From Piccadilly to Pebble Beach
Freddie Tait – From Majuba Hill to Koodoosberg
Like myself, many of you will have read The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever by Mark Frost. For those of you who have not, and without recourse to a spoiler alert, this book vividly and suspensefully recalls how a bet between two millionaires resulted in an epic fourball better ball match, between the paring of legendary professionals Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson … [Read more...] about Freddie Tait – From Majuba Hill to Koodoosberg
World War II – Temporary Golf Rules
Today, the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is synonymous with Muirfield, one of the golf courses on The Open Championship rota. A lesser-known fact about this honourable company is that in 1744, then known as the Gentleman Golfers of Leith, they produced what is recognised as the oldest surviving rules of golf. A total of thirteen rules were agreed upon for the … [Read more...] about World War II – Temporary Golf Rules
Olympic Golf Chaos
'Olympic Golf Chaos' is the third and final article in our 'Golf at the Olympiad' trilogy. If you have not read one or both of the first two articles of this trilogy and you wish to do so, please click on ... Tournoi Olympique de Golf, which chronicles the golf events contested at the Summer Olympics of 1900 in Paris, France when golf made its Olympic debut. Olympic … [Read more...] about Olympic Golf Chaos