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ODG Shorts - A.B. Babington Part 1 - Trinity & Dollymount

April 21, 2025·15 min·1 clip

In a memoir entry titled 'Neutralising the Irish Free State Army with Whiskey,' Babington describes facing four armed soldiers who came to seize his golf club.

This episode explores the life of Anthony Brutus Babington, a Northern Irish barrister, politician, and scratch golfer who played a pivotal role in Irish golf history. Through his unpublished memoirs, we learn about his friendship with legendary course architect Harry Colt, his leadership in rebuilding Royal Dublin Golf Club after WWI, and his dramatic encounter with Irish Free State soldiers that he resolved with whiskey diplomacy.

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