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Gold Quill Publishing (Winnipeg), Published 1998. Hardcover, xiv, 281 pp.; 29 cm; illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and maps.
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In Very Good condition, no dust jacket as issued. Glossy pictorial boards with light bumping to edges and corners and mild shelf wear overall. Binding tight. Previous owner's gift inscription to front free endpaper, otherwise pages clean and unmarked.Detailed illustrated history of golf and the golf courses of Manitoba, from the 1880s onward. [From back cover] Absorbed by this fascinating pastime, [Hackett] delved into Manitoba's early golf history, recording by means of word and old photographs, forgotten information of that bygone era. In [this book] Hackett takes us back to early courses such as the Stony Mountain course built by prisoners around 1889 and golf clubs, beginning with the first established club in Virden in 1892. And, of course, Manitoba golf history would not be complete without the Scots who brought the game to the keystone province.Contents: What is This Game of Golf?; The Early Years; The Professionals; Manitoba Golf Associations, Ladies' Golf and Seniors' Golf; The Roaring Twenties; The Thirties; The Forties and Fifties; The Sixties, Seventies and Eighties; Municipal Golf Courses; Ready to Make History; Golf is Everywhere; Conclusion; Bibliography; Maps.