Goat Golf token/coin Nanny Goat medal "Chester Horton Goat Golf Tournament

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Goat Golf token/coin Nanny Goat medal "Chester Horton Goat Golf Tournament" Read say "I am the Nanny Goat" in the, Lincoln Star. These must have been made for different golf tournaments from outside of country clubs. Nanny Goat is about the size of a dime Goat Tournament The Goat Tournament originated at Nassau Country Club on Long Island NY around 1909. The first goat token was made by Tiffany who was a member of the club. Over the years (until about 1950) goat tournaments took place at many clubs across the country. The purpose of this event was to make members place with every member of a given club and to prevent people from only playing with the same guys every weekend. Here is how it was done. Each member of the club is given an inexpensive token in the form of a goat, with or without his name or sometimes a number on the reverse side. Any player may then challenge another to a handicap match, the winner to get the loser's "goat." After a player has lost his "goat," he may continue to challenge in an attempt to get another player's "goat." However, if he should lose and not have a "goat" with which to pay, he must purchase a "kid of Nanny" for a nominal amount from the golf professional and give up the "kid." The "kid" is convertible into merchandise in the golf professional's shop. Only players with "goats" in their possession read more
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