Chui Wan: An Ancient Golf-like Game ; an Analysis by Anthony Butler, David Hamilton and John Moffett ; Including a...

ISBN-10
0951000950
ISBN-13
9780951000953
Category
Ball games
Pages
107
Language
English
Published
2016
Authors
David Hamilton, Anthony R. Butler, John P. C. Moffett

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"This is a new investigation by St Andrews University and Cambridge scholars of the mysterious early golf-like Chinese game played towards a hole on open ground with a variety of expensive clubs and wooden balls.

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