Mullion, Golf Links 1911
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Modern golfers benefit from the latest technology: an aerodynamic ball, and well-balanced clubs made from a precise blend of metals. How well might today's professionals perform with a 'featherie', the ball used until 1850? Made from boiled feathers, it was about as aerodynamic as a haggis. Golf was hardly played outside Scotland until the 1860s, when the first English club, the North Devon at Westward Ho!, was formed. At the Mullion course, pictured here, golfers could hear the thundering of the waves on the rocks and enjoy the sea breezes. Golfing dress – Norfolk jacket and breeches – was refreshingly informal in a society which prided itself on its propriety.
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