You really get the feel that you have walked into a family's home, like they might have just stepped out of this room." ...

Online auction run by noted historian Jeff Ellis includes Old Tom Morris golf ball from 1800s. Advertisement. Travelers Championship TPC River ... It includes a late 1840s smooth guttie, ...

The gutta-percha ball, or "guttie," was made from the sap of certain tropical trees and was introduced in 1848. Gutties were mass-produced, making them considerably cheaper than featheries and ...

Consider the golf ball As The Open Championship preparesto tee off, Jonathan Brown explores the technology, history and sociology of the dimpliest piece of gear you'll find on the fairway ...

Playing the guttie, Old Tom would have been able to hit the ball somewhere around the 200-yard mark without other variables included. He wasn’t particularly renowned as a powerful player.

On Thursday, the 144th British Open begins, and players can be grateful that much has changed since four-time champion Old Tom Morris was first playing. A golf ball from 1834 was up for auction at ...

The invention of the more durable “guttie” golf ball in the mid 19th century gave way to metal “irons,” and putters were effectively designed the same way, just with less loft. By the time ...