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August 18, 1898 - Coburn Haskell of Cleveland takes a train to Akron for a business appointment with Bertram Work, a superintendent of B.F. Goodrich. While waiting at the plant to meet with Work, Haskell winds a long rubber band into a ball. When he drops it, the ball almost bounces to the ceiling. Work tells Haskell to put a cover on it, and with that suggestion, the modern golf ball is invented.
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