Scotland's First GOLFER? - Hugh Kennedy of Ardstinchar - Paperback

by Jean Brittain (Author)

Priest, soldier, pillager, diplomat, counsellor to kings, Archdeacon of St Andrews and mentioned in the birth of Scottish golf. You couldn't make him up. From Scotland to France and back again... the quirky story of Hugh Kennedy's part in the origins of golf, his local Ardstinchar links course and the Ballantrae golf diaspora of today.

Author Biography

Jean Brittain, BA, FSA Scot, grew up in Ballantrae next to the ruins of Hugh Kennedy's castle of Ardstinchar. Previously a college lecturer and bookshop manager, she specialises in Scotland's history and folklore and is the author of over fifty magazine and newspaper articles.