Serendipity of Early Golf

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Een prachtig historisch geïllustreerd boek over de historie van golf, in Nederland en daarbuiten. Een uitgave aan de hand van het 100 jarig bestaan van De Kennemer Golf & Country Club door Robin Bargmann.

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John Hanna. When in the future someone looks at the legacy left behind by this generation of members of the British Golf Collectors Society and the European Association of Golf Historians and Collectors to the literary world they will immediately select this book as one of the best. Serendipity of Early Golf is one of the best golf history books I have had the pleasure to read. Robin has researched extensively, as evidenced by the extensive bibliography to find all the most interesting facts which are presented. The book is of the highest order when it comes to its printing and production. As an example of the detail of presentation the two bookmarks are in the colours of Kennemer Golf and Country Club. The quality abundance of the great illustrations are a real treat to see. The book was published to coincide with the Centenary of the Kennemer Golf and Country Club, where EAGHC was privileged to hold their Annual Meeting last October. Robin gave a talk on the history of the Kennemer, but this book is much, much more than this. The first chapter deals with all the early stick and ball games, including golf, colf, pell, mell and crosse. Each sport is examined looking at its early origins and its present situation. This is followed by a look at the development of The Goff in Scotland and at Bruntsfield in particular, and this chapter concludes with the three cantos of The Goff by Thomas Mathison. Golf historians will be familiar with the great oil paintings by artists such as Hendrick Averkamp. Do not miss out obtaining this book. It is truly a gem!