<p>In this episode, former Hastings-on-Hudson resident Erich Kothe reflects upon the summer of 1934, when he was nine and willing to get a little scrappy in the name of a dollar. After their travails selling baitfish to local crabbers, he and his friends come upon another money-making scheme at Saint Andrew’s Golf Club.</p><p>Ed Herbstman reads and Saint Andrew’s club historian Bruce Clark offers context.</p>

In this episode, former Hastings-on-Hudson resident Erich Kothe reflects upon the summer of 1934, when he was nine and willing to get a little scrappy in the name of a dollar. After their travails selling baitfish to local crabbers, he and his friends come upon another money-making scheme at Saint Andrew’s Golf Club. Ed Herbstman reads and Saint Andrew’s club historian Bruce Clark offers context.

A Dissertation on Golf

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Yesteryear: Stories from Home, a series that features first- hand reminiscences of the joys, challenges, and adventures of living in a small village on the Hudson, just up the river from New York City.

Share A Dissertation on Golf

Sign up to save your podcasts

A Dissertation on Golf

A Dissertation on Golf