{"product_id":"9781913759049","title":"The Long Golden Afternoon","description":"Author: Stephen Proctor\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781913759049\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Birlinn\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Golden Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the transformative generation of golf that followed the rise of Young Tom Morris  an era of sweeping change that saw Scotland\u0026amp;#x27;s national pastime become one of the rare games played around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt begins with the first epochal performance after Tommy  John Ball\u0026amp;#x27;s victory at Prestwick in 1890 as the first Englishman and the first amateur to win the Open Championship - and continues through the outbreak of the Great War. If Tommy ignited the flame of golf in England, Ball\u0026amp;#x27;s breakthrough turned that smoldering fire into a conflagration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe generation that followed would witness the game\u0026amp;#x27;s coming of age. It would see an explosion in golf\u0026amp;#x27;s popularity, the invention of revolutionary new balls and clubs, the emergence of professional tours, the organization of the game and its rules, a renaissance in writing and thinking about golf, and the decision that the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews must always remain the sport\u0026amp;#x27;s guiding light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861472596126,"sku":"ADS-9781913759049","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781913759049.jpg?v=1779252395","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781913759049","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}