{"product_id":"the-original-rules-of-golf-9781851243426","title":"The Original Rules of Golf","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first known rules of golf were drawn up in 1744 in Edinburgh for the world's first open golf competition at Leith by the Gentlemen Golfers of Edinburgh, who became The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the nineteenth century, the rules evolved as local clubs took the Edinburgh rules and adapted them for their own use. In 1897, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews assumed oversight of the rules and in the same year published the first national set of rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Original Rules of Golf\u003c\/em\u003e examines the history of the rules of golf from their first codification to the present day. It looks at the circumstances of the composition of the first rules, their scope, and afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464511865068,"sku":"9781851243426","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781851243426-the-original-rules-of-golf.jpg?v=1775049410","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-original-rules-of-golf-9781851243426","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}