I am not a Golf Historian and quite rightly leave that specialism to experts such as the Society of Golf Historians, Stephen Proctor, Alistair Noakes, Bill Williams and the British Golf Museum. However, from a very young age, I have always been interested in the 'History and Legends of Golf', primarily fuelling this interest by reading umpteen golfing books and magazines. … [Read more...] about Horace Hutchinson
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David Strath
Thursday 18th July 2019 and the 148th Open Championship is underway at Royal Portrush. By mid-morning several players were jointly leading at 2 under par which got me musing "What are the chances of a playoff come Sunday evening?". Further to that fleeting thought, I went searching the records to find out when was the first occasion the Open Championship required a … [Read more...] about David Strath