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==1851–1860== 1851 The Prestwick Golf Club is founded. 1856 Pau Golf Club is founded, the first on the Continent. A rule change is enacted that, in match play, the ball must be played as it lies or the hole be conceded. It is the last recorded toughening of the rules structure. 1857 "The Golfer's Manual", by "A Keen Hand" (H. B. Farnie), is published. It is the first book on golf instruction. The Prestwick Club institutes the first Championship Meeting, a foursomes competition at St. Andrews attended by eleven golf clubs. George Glennie and J.C. Stewart win for Blackheath. 1858 The Royal Curragh Golf Club is founded at Kildare, the oldest golf club in Ireland. The format of the Championship Meeting is changed to individual match play and is won by Robert Chambers of Bruntsfield. Allan Robertson becomes the first golfer to break 80 at the Old Course, recording a 79. The King James VI Golf Club is founded in Perth, Scotland. 1859 The first Amateur Championship is won by George Condie of Perth. Death of Allan Robertson, the first great professional golfer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timeline of golf history (1851–1945)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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