Project Gutenberg 2011-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 91 Hutchinson, Horace G. (Horace Gordon) 1859 1932 Hutchinson, Horatio Gordon 20007734 Fifty Years of Golf Produced by Jane Hyland, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Fifty Years of Golf" by Horace G. Hutchinson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's personal experiences and observations of golf as it evolved from a niche pastime in 19th century England to a widely popular sport of national importance. Hutchinson's unique perspective as a participant in key golfing events and development across the decades makes this memoir a significant contribution to the history of the game. At the start of the memoir, Hutchinson reflects on his childhood intrigue with golf, recalling anecdotes about his family's connections with early golfers and the introduction of the game in England during the 1860s. He vividly describes the simple beginnings of golf at Westward Ho!, detailing how pioneers created makeshift courses and the camaraderie that developed among players. The beginning sets the stage for his exploration of the rise of golf, including notable figures, important matches, and the evolution of golfing culture, suggesting that the narrative will be rich with personal stories intertwined with broader historical developments in the sport. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Golf GV Text Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Travel & Geography 467776 467787 2024-09-15T16:33:47.979825 2023-09-16T09:40:26.826484 text/html text/html 465933 2011-09-12T12:56:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2190480 2011-09-12T12:56:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2264979 2024-09-15T16:33:56.918775 application/epub+zip 2266962 2024-09-15T16:33:50.122799 application/epub+zip 236933 2024-09-15T16:33:48.887815 application/epub+zip 2458157 2024-09-15T16:34:02.541722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2398363 2024-09-15T16:33:55.866745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374574 2022-09-17T07:19:52.457997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415931 415707 2024-09-15T16:33:47.040809 2023-09-16T09:40:25.913462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 415737 2011-09-12T12:56:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 158508 2011-09-12T12:56:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 415732 2011-09-12T12:56:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158458 2011-09-12T12:56:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20085 2024-09-15T16:34:02.698717 application/rdf+xml 11683 2024-09-15T16:33:49.277791 image/jpeg 3085 2024-09-15T16:33:49.077797 image/jpeg 2243748 2024-09-15T16:33:48.134784 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia