Golf's Most Astonishing Round - The Story of Ernie Foord, Somerset's Unsung Genius of Golf

The story of the Somerset golf professional who played arguably the mostastonishing round in the history of the game. In 1912 he went round theBurnham & Berrow Golf Club's 18-hole championship links in 73 strokes, oneover par, using only a single club, a putter. The book is an account - in partresearched, in part imagined - of Foord's life and of the world of golf in theearly 20th century, with its snobbery as well as its opportunities.

Summary

The story of the Somerset golf professional Ernie Foord who played arguably the most astonishing round in the history of the game, In 1912 he went round the Burnham & Berrow Golf Club's 18-hole championship links in 73 strokes, using only a single club, a putter.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Gibson
• Publisher: Fairfield Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2023
• EAN: 9781739929336
• ISBN: 978-1-73992-933-6
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 243 mm x 163 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 398 g
• Illustrations: 35 illustrations (11 colour, 24 black-and-white)
• Subject: Guides > Sport > Ball sport