Golf: History of an Obsession

By David Stirk

Book Overview

Celebrates the remarkable history of golf as it developed into the internationally popular sport we know today. It traces the evolution of golf and its growth in popularity up to the modern tournament scene. Explains the development of clubs and balls; discusses how the rules of golf emerged; and describes the first golf clubs and golf courses, the great players and the changing fashions of the game. Gives particular emphasis to the many artifacts produced to cater to the golfer's insatiable appetite for the game, following its enormous surge in popularity in the late 19th century. Illustrated with paintings, posters, photos and images of the world of golf.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895867524
• ISBN13: 9780895867520
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.7" x 11.3"