Born on the Links: A Concise History of Golf

Born on the Links encompasses the entire 600-year history of golf, from the links in Scotland in the fifteenth century up to the present. It not only covers golf’s origins and the development of the rules, equipment, and playing fields, but also features accounts of its greatest players and historic events.

John Williamson is an author and lawyer who has written nonfiction books for over thirty years. Williamson founded the Argyle Publishing Company, which he owned for decades.