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Allan Robertson

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    In golf: The gutta-percha era

    Andrews Allan Robertson, a leading manufacturer of feather balls, would have nothing to do with gutties at first; but “Old Tom” Morris, who was then his assistant, wisely foresaw the possibilities of the new ball, and on this issue the two actually parted company in 1852,…

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    In golf: Early clubs

    When Allan Robertson (see above) of the R&A saw that golfing would not be ruined by the gutta-percha ball, he realized the value of iron clubs for approach shots and made a cleek for steadier putting. Other developments included “Young Tom” (son of “Old Tom”) Morris’s…

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