The First Golf Instruction Book

What was the very first golf instruction book?

The first book of golf instruction can be firmly dated to this period, with the publication in 1857 of A Keen Hand, by H. B. Farnie.

1857

“The Golfer’s Manual”, by “A Keen Hand” (H.B. Farnie), is published. It is the first book on golf instruction.

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