JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
I just happened upon this, but since it is the British Open and all I though to publish it here. The map was composed for the Illustrated London News, 3 July 1920, by W.B. Robinson. It shows the number of links around the city of London--seems like a lot to me, and this data doesn't even include miniature golf, which was very big at this time. The Key: M = a "membership" club; L = Ladies; A = "associate", and the year underneath is the year the course was organized. The game is evidently older in Scotland, but around London golf dates to the time of James I.
It does look like a lot of courses, but then, greater London had 7.3 million people in 1921. Today, New Jersey has 8.8 million people but also 360 golf courses. Thus ... well, my point is clear.
Posted by: Jeff Donlan | July 23, 2012 at 10:58 PM