September 18, 2008

Golfonomics: The ball game that became the richest sport on earth (Independent)

Golfers have long sought to explain exactly what it is about hitting a small ball around a field with a long stick that proves quite so compelling, why it arouses such strong passions. As far back as 1916, just two decades after the inaugural 18-hole regulation course opened in the United States, and as the game was poised on the brink of its first wave of popularity, it fell to the leader …

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