Historical Dictionary of Golf

by Bill Mallon and Randon Matthew Newman Jerris

Golf has been called the greatest of all games, but it has also been derided by none other than Mark Twain as nothing more than a good walk spoiled. Traditional teaching holds that golf originated in Scotland around the 15th century. However, there is historical evidence of games similar to golf being played in the low countries of Europe back in the 13th century. Over the many centuries of golf's evolution, the balls used have changed greatly, as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810871971
• ISBN13: 9780810871977
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 864 Pages
• Weight: 2.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.8" x 5.9" x 8.6"