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British Golf Collectors Society Awards
The British
Golf Collectors Society, at its discretion, awards annually two medals
for literary contributions to golf heritage
namely . the Murdoch Medal and the President's Medal.
The Murdoch Medal
This is the Society's most prestigious award and is made simply in recognition
of a 'contribution to the heritage of Golf' and is usually, though not
exclusively given for what the Committee regard as the outstanding
publication on the history of golf in the previous year. Originality and
substance are important considerations, but other, more general, contributions
to golfing heritage are often taken into consideration. There are some
years in which we do not make the award. The Committee considered it particularly
appropriate that the medal named after our late Honorary Member, Joe Murdoch.
The selection is made by a small sub- committee and then endorsed by the
BGCS Main Committee.
The President's Medal
This medal was instituted to stimulate research and generate material
for Through the Green. It was agreed that the President would offer
an annual award (a medal) to the contributor of an article of nt less
than 1000 words published in TTG, which is considered by a selection panel
to be outstanding for its :
(a) General interest
(b) investigative quality
(c) literary content
The panel will consist of the President, the Captain, and the Editor of
TTG. Mar
1996 4
In recent years it has also been awarded for a series of articles during
the year.
The Murdoch Medal Winners.
Year Winner Book
Title or Reason for the award
1994 Alistair
Johnston "The
Chronicles of Golf 1457-1857" (co-authored with J.R. Johnston)
Sept 1994 4/5
1995 David
Hamilton
In recognition of David Hamilton's contribution to the literature & history
of the game
of golf through his own Partick Press. Mar
1995 3
1996
John Behrend "The
Amateur" (The History of the Amateur Championship) Sept
1996 3
1997
Fred Hawtree "Triple
Baugé" & overall contribution to golfing literature Dec
1997 3
1998 Jeff
Ellis "The
Clubmakers Art" Sept
1998 3
1999 Peter
Lewis " The
Dawn of Professional Golf " ( also for his work on" Challenges
& Champions")
Sept
1999 3
2000 Archie
Baird For
his work in promoting the history of golf. An author, a lecturer, and
a voluntary tour-guide
to hundreds of people who visit his Heritage of Golf Museum in Gullane
Sept
2000 3
2001 Not
Awarded
2002 Not
Awarded
2003 Phil
Pilley & Philip Truett "Heather & Heaven - Walton Heath 1903-2003"
Sept
2003 4
2004 Kevin
McGimpsey "The
Story of the Golf Ball" Sept
2004 5/6
2005 David
Hamilton "Precious
Gum" (also for his researching, writing, printing, & publishing
original works
on the history of the game) Sept
2005 6/7
2006 Not
Awarded
2007 Dick
Donovan & "The
Game of Golf & the Printed Word 1566-2005" Sept
2007 3
Rand
Jerris
2008 Not
Awarded
2009 David
Malcolm & "Tom
Morris of St Andrews - The Colossus of Golf 1821-1908" Sept
2009 6
Peter
Crabtree
2010 Donald
M. Cameron "Social
Links"
The President's Medal
Year Winner Article
or Reason for Award TTG
Reference
1997 Dick
Durran Maponite
Balls Mar
1997 15-17
1998 Tim
Smartt For
his Captain's Letters
1999 John
Hanna For
his Irish Musings
2000 Alan
Jackson For
his contribution to the success of TTG
2001 John
Cubbage
For his series of articles on old clubs
Mar 2001/28-30,
Sep 2001/33-5,
2002 Anthony
Barnie-Adshead Why Four and
a Quarter Inches? Jun
2001/30-2
2003 Ros
Weston For
her father's, Jack Urry, description
of playing in the 1946 Open Dec
2002 8-16
2004
Gillian Kirkwood For
her contributions to TTG
2005 John
Moreton For
his articles on Edward Blackwell
Mar 2004 17-23
2006
Christopher Ibbetson For
his two articles on J. Michael Brown Jun 2005 22-8, Sept
2005 20-4,
2007 Dr
Eiron Morgan For
his article "St Andrews Entire" Dec
2006 20-3
2008 Liz
Pook For
her article on Lottie Dod Sept
2007 22-25
2009
Bobby Burt
For his article on Dr A.J.T. Allan
- Nae Tackety Boots & Alister Mar
2009 22-7
Mackenzie's Early Professional Life Dec
2008 50-55
2010
Richard Williams Bowls
from O'er the Boundless Sea Mar 2010 32-35
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