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Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-09-29

Books mentioned on A Good Walk Ruined: The History of Golf

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The history of golf is a bit muddled, but once it was truly born in Scotland, it started the beginning of lifelong obsessions for people dumb enough to pick up a club and give it a try. Learn all about the early history of the most frustrating game ever invented.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Golfer's Manual

    John A Clement · at 17:17

    Discussed
    “and then, you know, there was an instructional book called The Golfer's Manual by a Keen Hand, and that was 1857. And that was like the first printed book of instruction from HB Farney.”
    Josh Clark A Good Walk Ruined: The History of Golf 2026-09-29
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