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South Carolina golf, Bob Gillespie and Tommy Braswell ; forewords by Jay Haas and Beth Daniel

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Bob Gillespie and Tommy Braswell ; forewords by Jay Haas and Beth Daniel

For nearly three hundred years, South Carolina has played a vital role in American golf. The first golf clubs in America came from Scotland to Charleston in 1739. Myrtle Beach is sometimes called the "Golf Capital of the World," with more than 80 golf courses. The Country Club of Charleston produced World Golf Hall of Game members Henry Picard and Beth Daniel. The 1991 Ryder Cup matches, the "War by the Shore," took place at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course, also the site of the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships. Hilton Head's Harbour Town Golf Links has hosted the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage for more than fifty years. Bob Gillespie and Tommy Vraswell detail the history of the game in the Palmetto State

Golf comes to South Carolina -- Historic Aiken and Palmetto Golf Club -- The Fords: Charleston golf royalty -- The Grand Strand: Myrtle Beach -- The heritage of golf at Harbour Town -- The old college try: the championship teams -- For the love of the game: the amateurs -- Overcoming barriers: South Carolina African Americans in golf -- The war by the shore: Ryder Cub 1991 -- Best of the best: South Carolina's major champions -- Back to the shore: the 2012 PGA Championship -- Ladies' choice: the U.S. Women's Open comes to Charleston -- The master of the Masters: Hootie Johnson -- Growing the game: South Carolina Golf Association -- Those who can, also teach: Picard and the instructors -- The visionaries: South Carolina's golf architects -- The Haases: Upstate golf's first family -- Build them, and they will come: Charleston's golf resorts -- From fairways to airwaves: TV golf's stars