American Golf in the Great Depression: The Pros Take to the Grapefruit Circuit - Softcover

Kenny, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786478128 ISBN 13: 9780786478125

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2014

Synopsis

This account of professional golf during the Great Depression begins with a look at the "roaring 1920s" and how the game developed during this exciting decade. What a contrast to the Depression era--in which golf at all levels suffered but survived.

The Depression years in general are covered and then the professional tour between 1931 and 1940 is examined in detail--the administrators (those who sold the tour to sponsors, the media and the public) and the many wonderful golfers. Much of this is set against the background of how difficult life was for most Americans. The book looks briefly at the post-Depression years (when the U.S. entered World War II) and how the top players fared.

Despite the economic difficulties of the era, professional golf survived--largely due to the efforts of players and administrators, not all of whom have been sufficiently recognized by the game and its historians.

About this title

About the Author:

Kevin Kenny teaches social science part-time with the Open University, a distance learning institution in both the United Kingdom and Ireland. He lives in Dublin.

Review:

"Very detailed and documented." --Golf Today

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0786478128
• ISBN 13: 9780786478125
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200