Dutch Golf Series #4 - Robin Bargmann #2
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'I think you always have to go to the context, to understand something' R. Bargmann. Robin Bargmann joins us for the second instalment on the back story to dutch golf. Today we touch on some Dutch history including the Spanish Armada, the fall of Antwerp and subsequent rise of Amsterdam, the Dutch masters and the Burghers, the demise of the game of colf, not to forget the foundation of the Dutch Republic, Waterloo, the Dutch East India Company and much more. Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoy the journey! Links to a few of Robin's articles published in the British Golf Collectors Societies periodical Through the Green can be found below Golf in Holland Bobby Boreel More than a Textbook The Serendipity book is now out of print, however, used copies can often be found on Abebooks if you are interested in augmenting your golfing library. Featured music by Victor Lundberg, under license from Epidemic Sound Special Guest: Robin Bargmann.
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