Frederick Taylor devoted his life to establishing management as a profession with high standards of scientific accuracy. Rather than revisit Taylor's efforts to enhance workplace efficiency through improved management, this paper chronicles a little-known aspect of his personal life, his passion for the game of golf. In particular, it recounts how Taylor, building on his belief that there was `one best way' to do everything, extended the principles of scientific management beyond the workplace to the world of sports and made contributions that continue to influence how golf is played today.
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