I had the pleasure of playing a round of golf with John Pearson at York Golf Club, a beautiful and challenging heathland course situated 2-3 miles north of the historic city of York, England. John is Secretary (and a Trustee) of the Women Golfers' Museum and for many years he was the Editor of the British Golf Collectors Society magazine 'Through The Green'...and thus someone … [Read more...] about James Douglas Edgar – A Bonny Lad, An Unsolved Death
History
Great Nations Golf Prize – Truths and Myths
During my research for this article, I uncovered a profusion of truths, half-truths, myths, contradictions, red herrings and interpretations...and thus found myself in a state of absolute bewilderment on how best to chronicle the events leading up to, during and after the Great Nations Golf Prize, one of the most documented and unbelievable golf tournaments and first prizes of … [Read more...] about Great Nations Golf Prize – Truths and Myths
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