Backspin : 120 years of golf in British Columbia

Olson, Arv 1935- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781927051412 (sc.)
ISBN: 192705141X (sc)
Physical Description: print
432 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Heritage House, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Our Golfing Lore -- ch. 2 Victoria: The Capital Of Golf -- ch. 3 Lower Mainland: In The Beginning -- ch. 4 Golf On Vancouver Island And The Gulf Islands -- ch. 5 Vancouver Boom And The Public Courses -- ch. 6 Lower Mainland And The Sunshine Coast -- ch. 7 North, The Interior And The Kootenays -- ch. 8 Blacks: Father And Son -- ch. 9 Violet Pooley Sweeny, Vera Hutchings And Successors -- ch. 10 Stan The Man -- ch. 11 Pioneer Pros -- ch. 12 Doug Roxburgh: The Consummate Amateur -- ch. 13 Barr, Zokol, Rutledge And The New Breed -- ch. 14 In The Background: Caddies And Architects -- ch. 15 Glamorous Exhibitions -- ch. 16 Bc's Amateur And Open Championships -- ch. 17 Vancouver's Canadian Opens -- ch. 18 Other Major Tournaments -- ch. 19 Murder, Mayhem And Other Anecdotes -- ch. 20 Sponsors, Charity And Volunteers -- ch. 21 Golfing Associations, Supporters And The Hall Of Fame -- ch. 22 Future.