Antedating of "Birdie" (Golf)

[Stephen Goranson]

The American Golfer vol. 1 no. 3, January, 1909, page 127 col. 2:
A much mooted question is "who was the father of _Birdies_?" That distinction certainly belongs to....

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Stephen Goranson
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birdie. n. (OED, 2., 1921)

1910 _New-York Tribune_ 30 Oct. 13 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  Brown also won the "birdie" competition, making six holes in one stroke less than par.

Fred Shapiro

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