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Michael Cochrane's story of the Olympics' first golf gold medalist
Before Tiger, there was a Lyon...
So, how does a forty-six-year-old cricket-playing Canadian insurance salesman, who never picked up a golf club until he was thirty-seven, win the first gold medal ever awarded for golf—a victory that stood for 112 years? Find out in this is a not-to-be-missed talk for golf fans and Canadian history buffs!
Golf historian Michael Cochrane shares anecdotes about researching and writing his work of historical fiction, Olympic Lyon, about the extraordinary life journey of George Lyon and his astonishing road to victory in 1904, the sudden rise in popularity of golf in North America, and the mystery of the missing gold medal, still searched for to this day. Lyon's amazing story weaves through major Canadian historical events, including wars, fires, and duels.
Michael Cochrane is a lawyer and best-selling author. He has published a number of books about Canadian Law and is frequently featured on television and radio as a legal expert. Formerly the host of BNN's national legal affairs program, Strictly Legal, he is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Bar Association, the Golf Historical Society of Canada, and the Golf Journalists Association of Canada.
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