| Description |
1 online resource (xlix, 797 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Historical dictionaries of sports ; no. 3 |
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Historical dictionaries of sports ; no. 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 725-795). |
| Contents |
Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Photospread; Appendixes; Bibliography; About the Authors. |
| Summary |
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 have the clubs, the holes, the courses, and the entire game itself. The Historical Dictionary of Golf presents a comprehensive history of the game. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Golf -- History -- Dictionaries.
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Golfers -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Golf.
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Golf. (OCoLC)fst00944659
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Golfers. (OCoLC)fst00944774
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| Genre/Form |
Biography -- Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423824
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Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Jerris, Randon Matthew Newman, 1969-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mallon, Bill. Historical dictionary of golf. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2011 9780810871977 (DLC) 2010030030 (OCoLC)649702062 |
| ISBN |
9780810874657 (electronic bk.) |
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0810874652 (electronic bk.) |
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