The Long Golden Afternoon Golf's Age of Glory, 1864-1914

The Long Golden Afternoon tells the story of the transformative generation of golf that followed the rise of Young Tom Morris - an era of sweeping change that saw Scotland's national pastime become one of the rare games played around the world. It begins with the first epochal performance after Tommy - John Ball's victory at Prestwick in 1890 as the first Englishman and the first amateur to win the Open Championship - and continues through the outbreak of the Great War. If Tommy ignited the flame of golf in England, Ball's breakthrough turned that smoldering fire into a conflagration. The generation that followed would witness the game's coming of age. It would see an explosion in golf's popularity, the invention of revolutionary new balls and clubs, the emergence of professional tours, the organization of the game and its rules, a renaissance in writing and thinking about golf, and the decision that the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews must always remain the sport's guiding light.

ISBN:	9781913759049
Publisher:	Birlinn Ltd
Imprint:	Arena Sport
Published date:	16 Jun 2022
DEWEY:	796.35209034
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	336
Weight:	560g
Height:	163mm
Width:	242mm
Spine width:	34mm

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