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Roger McStravick is an award winning golf historian. His book St Andrews In The Footsteps of Old Tom Morris won both the USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award and the British Golf Collectors Society Murdoch Medal.

St Andrews - The Road War Papers won the USGA HWW Book Award for the second time for the 2020 book of the year.

His latest book is Allan Robertson of St Andrews, The King of Clubs, 1815-1859 by Roger and the late and much missed Bill Williams, tells the life of the Champion Golfer who held the title for an incredible 19 years. His death led to the creation of The Open to find the new Champion Golfer.

Heralded as ‘…a scholarly masterpiece’ and ‘the most important history book in years,’ the book shows that Allan was a businessman, employer (employed Tom Morris as an apprentice and partnered with him on the links), golf club innovator, expert ball maker, designer of courses, creator of the lofted shot with his frying pan wedge of sorts and enjoyed a 19-year-long reign as the Champion Golfer following in his dad Davie’s footsteps, who held it for 5 years from 1830. The fact that Allan dined with Lords after golf tells us much about golf back then and about Allan the man. Allan’s family had been featherie ball makers since the 1500s and the book tells Allan’s and the Robertson story, set to the backdrop of an ever evolving St Andrews.

Allan was feted in the press as the King of Clubs and rightly so. His playing record was unbeliveable, and hopefully with this new research Allan will regain his throne - he simply was a golfing extraordinaire.

Leather, linen and softback editions are available now at AuldGreyTounGolf.com for North America and www.finegolfbooks.com for Rest of the World.

If you wish to have a signed copy, please just send a message to roger@rogermcstravick.com.