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Society of Golf Historians
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Celebrating the Game’s Great History. Host of the TalkinGolf History Podcast. TheSocietyOfGolfHistorians@gmail.com Also check out https://t.co/yfkfVMJPQE
Jan 13, 2023 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
What if I told you a Hall of Famer won 4 majors using equipment that was deemed illegal on two different occasions over a period of five years???

It happened and this story is insane!!!

Tom Watson won 4 majors with illegal equipment!

The story follows in this thread… The story starts in 1977 which was a hallmark year for Tom Watson.

In 1977 Tom Watson claimed both the 1977 Masters & the 1977 Open Championship beating Jack Nicklaus both times by two strokes. The latter major was nicknamed “The Duel In the Sun.”

But 1977 fell under a cloud
Jan 12, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The Golf Channel is currently capturing a historical moment in golf. They are re-airing Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf where Roberto De Vicenzo faced off against San Snead.

This is a period of time when Snead putted croquet style. Which was banned due to Snead’s effectiveness After the ban Snead went to sidesaddle which is still legal today.
Nov 13, 2021 • 14 tweets • 7 min read
I came across this advertisement for the Woods Electric Car in 1910 (while researching) & I decided to go a bit off the #golfhistory topic to explore the history of electric automobiles.

I found this fascinating & I hope you do as well.

Cont’d… Image Roughly 120 years prior to @elonmusk & the creation of the world’s most famous electric car company @Tesla, a Frenchman by the name of Gustave Trouve using a Siemens battery invented the first electric vehicle in 1881.

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