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Golf In The 1920's

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1920'S GOLF

BY: SHANE RHODES
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EQUIPMENT

  • Played with wooden clubs.
  • 2 iron or a 1 iron.
  • Manufacturers advised that $3 should be the maximum price for a PGA line of irons.
  • Golf balls had feathers in them.

CLOTHES

MAIN PLAYERS

  • Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen.
  • Bobby Jones is known today as one of the greatest golfers to ever play the game.
  • Walter Hagen was also considered one of the elite players.
Photo by Ian Sane

BOBBY JONES

  • Won 13 major championships.
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WALTER HAGEN

  • Won 11 major championships.
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MAJOR CHANGE

  • More and more people were golfing no matter what class they were.
  • Is no longer an upper class sport.
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