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Stephen Proctor has served as a senior editor at The Baltimore Sun, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Houston Chronicle. He is an avid golfer and has spent the past decade studying the history of the royal and ancient game. He lives in Florida.
'Proctor's skill with the language is crisp and fluid ... a beautifully crafted examination of a period in the history of golf that will never again be witnessed. It is not to be missed' -- Jim Davis * The Golf * 'I couldn't recommend it more highly... it's a magnificent book' -- Andrew Thomson * The Firm and Fast Golf Podcast * 'With his beautiful use of language, Proctor has Bernard Darwin's gift of bringing a moment to life. Delightful and insightful, capturing the very spirit of the age, The Long Golden Afternoon is an instant classic' -- Roger McStravick (golf historian and author) 'It is beautifully, but digestibly detailed. Stephen's writing style is that of an exemplary journalist providing a commentary and observations utilising contemporary press reports, scorecards and his knowledge of this period in history' * Golfshake.com * 'This excellent book, that brings to life many of our heroes, will simply encourage a legion of golf history devotees and it should be heralded for this' * Through the Green * 'What a fabulous addition to golf history. The tale of the late Victorian transformation of golf has finally found a storyteller worthy of the story' -- Waterstones Bookseller, St Andrews 'If his first book betrayed Proctor's love for golf history, his second confirmed his rare ability to recount it,' * Links Magazine, 10 Best Golf Books of 2022 *
