Golf

 
     

General References

 
American Golfer
   
  Location: ONLINE
  Call Number: http://www.aafla.org/5va/americangolfer_frmst.htm
 
  Evans, Webster.
Encyclopedia of Golf.
  London: Robert Hale, 1980.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: GV965 .E84 1980
 
 
Golf Illustrated and Outdoor America
   
  Location: ONLINE
  Call Number: http://www.aafla.org/5va/golfillustrated_frmst.htm
 
  Murdoch, Joseph S. F.
The Library of Golf, 1743-1966; a Bibliography of Golf Books, Indexed Alphabetically, Chronologically, & by Subject Matter.
  Detroit, Gale Research Co., 1968.
  Location: Firestone Library
  Call Number: 4260.0066
 
  Scott, Tom.
The Concise Dictionary of Golf.
  New York: Mayflower Books, 1978.
  Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR)
  Call Number: GV965 .S3158
  Divided into four sections, this dictionary includes numerous, concise biographical entries for men and women golfers, entries describing and illustrating famous courses, definitions of golfing terms, and a section listing the major golfing events and their champions.

More References

More Periodicals

Golf Channel

Golf Digest

Golf Online (from the editors of Golf Magazine)

Professional Golf Association (PGA)

Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)

United States Golf Association

History of Golf

Statistics

 
  Official Guide of the PGA Championships.
  Chicago : Triumph Books, 1994.  
  Location: Firestone Library
  Call Number: GV969.P7 O334 1994
  Contents include the history of the PGA of America, the facts and format of the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup Matches, the PGA Seniors' Championship, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, and others.
 
  Incentive Effects of Tournaments Revisited: Evidence from the European PGA Tour 
   
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  Call Number:  
  Data come from the following sources: 1985 GOLF DIGEST ALMANAC, OFFICIAL 1985 PGA TOUR MEDIA GUIDE, 1984 PGA TOUR PLAYER RECORD.
General Statistical Resources

Biographies

  Porter, David L.
  Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Outdoor Sports.
  New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.  
  Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR)
  Call Number: GV697.A1 B49 1988
 

Containing over 500 biographies, this dictionary focuses on American's most notable amateur or professional auto racers, golfers, horse racers, lacrosse players, skiers, soccer players, speed skaters, tennis players, and track and field athletes.  Most of those profiled in the dictionary are deceased or retired.

General Biographical Resources

For biographies of individuals, search the Main Catalog using the Subject Headings: Golfers- United States -Biography or Golf-Biography.