Early Golf
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781399503815 (ISBN)
There are numerous myths and misconceptions entrenched in the popular history of golf. Neil Millar challenges these myths and revisits the evidence surrounding the early history of golf. He shows how the game blossomed in Scotland in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and describes the role of Scottish golfers in its spread to other countries between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. Early Golf also examines the relative antiquity of golf compared with that of other early stick-and-ball games a topic that has been debated extensively.Golf historians frequently retell anecdotes concerning historical figures such as King James II of Scotland, Queen Catherine of Aragon, Mary Queen of Scots, King Charles I and James, Duke of York. This book re-examines the evidence underpinning such anecdotes and provides a reliable account of early golf history.
Neil Millar has had a long-standing interest in the history of golf and has written extensively on this topic. He is a member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and has served on the R&A Rules of Golf Committee and the R&A Referees Panel. He is Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at University College London (UCL).
Introduction: Royal Myths and Ancient HistoriesPart I – A Chronological History of Early Golf1 King James II, a Scottish Act of Parliament and some fifteenth-century golf myths2 King James III and two poetic fifteenth-century golf myths3 King James IV, the earliest recorded golf match and early-sixteenth-century golf4 Catherine of Aragon and a persistent golf myth5 King James V and the Gosford golf myth6 Mary Queen of Scots and the romanticisation of golf history7 King James VI, the clubmaker William Mayne and golf in Scotland (1566-1603)8 King James VI/I, early golf in England and the Blackheath golf myth9 King Charles I, the Countess of Mar and golf at Leith and Newcastle 10 King Charles II, a ‘goffe club-maker’ and golf in restoration Britain11 King James VII/II: the ‘first international golf match’ or an enduring myth?Part II – A Thematic History of Early Golf12 Early golf balls and golf-ball myths13 Early clubs and caddies 14 Early golf societies and early women’s golf15 Early golf in Scotland and the spread of golf to other countries16 The origin of golf
Postscript: Enduring Myths and Popular Misconceptions
Abbreviations; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.09.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 11 B/W illustrations 78 colour illustrations 78 colour and 11 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sport ► Ballsport ► Golf |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781399503815 / 9781399503815 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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