HISTORY

Pre 1400 Origins of the Game The Dim and Distant Past. Golf in the 15th, 16th and 17th Centuries.
1750 to 1850 The Robertsons, Lords of the Links The Robertsons of St.Andrews, ball makers and undisputed Masters of the game.
1850 to 1890 The Morris / Park Era Two families dominate as the game evolves, becomes governed and takes on its modern form.
1890 to 1914 The Three Supremes The period of domination by the great triumvirate of Taylor, Vardon and Braid.
1920 to 1939 Between the Wars The first US invasion. The game that had been exported to America returns in a form with which we are entirely unfamiliar.
1946 to 1960 The Empire Strikes Back The Colonials bring back a game that sweeps all before it and stems the American domination.
1961 to 1999 Jeu Sans Frontiers Palmer, Player, Nicklaus and Watson predominate with a full supporting cast of golfing millionaires. Then with the emergence of great players from Japan and Continental Europe the game becomes truly global.
1999 to 2002 The Wyder Boys Cup become the major focus of the golfing world.

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