In the beginning, there was Old Tom Morris and his son, Tommy, both of St. Andrews. The father won the British Open — the only championship then — four times and his namesake son won it four times, too. The men marched off the first tee and into a heavy sea wind and nobody knew when, or if, they would come back. And ever since, fathers have been raising sons in the game, both generations dreaming of hoisted trophies. Donald Hall’s “Fathers Playing Catch with Sons” is largely about baseball but Charlie and Jackie on the course in the 1950s could have fit right in.

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Persons: Tom Morris, Tommy, Andrews, Keeler, Bobby Jones, Robert Purmedus Jones, Arnold Palmer, Deacon, Arnold, Palmer, Jack Nicklaus’s, Charlie, Jackie, Donald Hall’s, ” Organizations: Latrobe Country Club, Ohio State, Scioto Country Club Locations: St, Atlanta, Pennsylvania, Columbus , Ohio