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Golf's Early Dixie Ties Unearthed Before the War
Historians probe archives to push back the dawn of American golf. A Savannah invitational note from December 20, 1811 shows a golf club hosting balls at the city exchange, with figures like George Woodruff and James Dickson named as club members. Hardy article argues the legendary pre1880 period ends earlier, citing newspaper notices in the Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser.
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John Reid
St. Andrew's
America
Charleston
5. C
Vanity Fair
William Harden
The
Georgia Historical Society
Harden
Savannah
Eliza Johnston
Golf Club
City Exchange
George Woodruff
Robert Mackay
John Craig
James Dickson
George Hogarth
St. Andrew’s
Shinnecock
Columbian Museum
Savannah Advertiser
Republican
Savannah Evening Ledger