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The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer
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THE HAPPY GOLFER
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA
MELBOURNE
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO
DALLAS · SAN FRANCISCO
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd.
TORONTO
THE HAPPY GOLFER
BEING SOME EXPERIENCES, REFLECTIONS, AND
A FEW DEDUCTIONS OF A WANDERING PLAYER
BY HENRY LEACH
AUTHOR OF
"THE SPIRIT OF THE LINKS," "LETTERS OF A MODERN GOLFER," ETC.
MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON
1914
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER I | |
| The Seven Wonders of Golf, and the abiding Mystery of the Game, with a Thought upon Traditions and their Value |
1 |
| CHAPTER II | |
| The Ubiquity of the Game: with an Advertisement for the Community of Golfers, and a Note upon the Effect of St. Andrews Spirits |
28 |
| CHAPTER III | |
| The Tragedies of the Short Putt, and a Contrast between Children and Champions, with the varied Counsel of the Wisest Men |
56 |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| Old Champions and New, and some Differences in Achievement, with a Suggestion that Golf is a Cruel Game |
88 |
| CHAPTER V | |
| A Famous Championship at Brookline, U.S.A., and an Account of how Mr. Francis Ouimet won it, with some Explanation of seeming Mysteries |
110 |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| The Beginnings of Golf in the United States, and Experiences in Travelling there, with an Example of American Club Management |
140 |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| The Perfect Country Club and the Golfers' Pow-wow at Onwentsia, with a Glimpse of the National Links |
166 |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| The U.S.G.A. and the Methods of the Business-man Golfer, with a Remarkable Development of Municipal Golf |
199 |
| CHAPTER IX | |
| Canadian Courses, and a Great Achievement at Toronto, with Matters pertaining to making a New Beginning |
226 |
| CHAPTER X | |
| Golf de Paris, and some Remarkable Events at Versailles and Chantilly, with New Theories by High Authorities |
251 |
| CHAPTER XI | |
| Riviera Golf, and what might be learned from Ladies, with a Consideration of the Overlapping Grip |
277 |
| CHAPTER XII | |
| About the Pyrenees, and the Charms of Golf at Biarritz and Pau, with Possibilities for Great Adventure |
302 |
| CHAPTER XIII | |
| The Game in Italy, and the Quality of the Course at Rome, with a Short Consideration of the Value of Style |
324 |
| CHAPTER XIV | |
| The Awakening of Spain, and some Marvellous Golfing Enterprise in Madrid, with a Statement of Golfers' Discoveries |
339 |
| CHAPTER XV | |
| The Superiority of British Links, and a Masterpiece of Kent, with some Systems and Morals for Holiday Golf |
364 |
| CHAPTER XVI | |
| The Old Dignity of London Golf, and its New Importance, with a Word for the Charm of Inland Courses |
392 |
CHAPTER I
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF GOLF, AND THE ABIDING MYSTERY OF THE GAME, WITH A THOUGHT UPON TRADITIONS AND THEIR VALUE.
The first of the seven wonders of golf is a mysterious fascination that it sets towards mankind, from which, overwhelming and enduring, no people are immune. The game seizes men of all ages, of every nationality, all occupations, dispositions, temperaments—all of them. The charm acts upon men and women alike.