Bernard Darwin, doyen of golf writers

imagesTHE R&A’s OFFICIAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP MAGAZINE

Before the internet, television or even radio, golf’s grip on the public imagination was largely down to the power of the written word. Heroic feats performed by the likes of Harry Vardon, Walter Hagen and the immortal Bobby Jones were first revealed to avid enthusiasts of the fledgling sport in their morning newspapers.

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Redemption for Master Jones

Portrait of Bobby JonesTHE R&A’s OFFICIAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP MAGAZINE

When Bobby Jones stepped onto the first tee of the Old Course for his opening drive of the 1927 Open, his place in the pantheon of St Andrews greats was far from assured. His first visit to the hallowed links six years earlier had ended in public ignominy.

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