A Line O’ Gowf Or Two

About this eBook

Author

Taylor, Bert Leston, 1866-1921

Title

A line o' gowf or two

Original Publication

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1923.

Credits

Susan E. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Golf

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 75777

Release Date

April 2, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A Line o’ Gowf or Two
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Foreword
4. 4.Introduction
5. 5.A LINE-O’-GOWF OR TWO — STARTING KEATS TWO UP. — ON ADDRESSING THE BALL. — THE BALLYROT STYLE. — YOU NEVER CAN TELL. — WITHOUT WHICH NOT. — HEWING TO THE LINE. — “THE ESSENCE OF THE MATTER.” — THE QUINTESSENCE OF THE MATTER. — MAKING IT EASY FOR DEMOCRACY. — AN ALL-AROUND LINKS. — RULES FOR PORCH GOLF.
6. 6.A GOLFER’S GARDEN OF VERSES. — OFFICE IN SUMMER. — WHOLE DUTY OF GOLFERS. — RAIN. — TRAVEL. — THE PRO. — PRAYERS. — HAPPY THOUGHT. — HOW TO TOP A MASHIE. — PEMMICANIZED GOLF. — THE METAPHYSICIANS. — WHY. — “A DEEP STUDENT OF THE GAME.” — CONCERNING SPIN. — “THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GOLF.” — SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR GOLFERS.
7. 7.The Compleat Golfer; OR, THE IDLE MAN’S RECREATION. — INTRODUCTORY. — THE FIRST HOLE. — THE SECOND HOLE. — THE THIRD HOLE. — THE FOURTH HOLE. — THE FIFTH HOLE. — THE SIXTH HOLE. — THE SEVENTH HOLE. — THE EIGHTH HOLE. — THE NINTH HOLE.
8. 8.A LINE-O’-GOWF OR TWO — ALICE IN BUNKERLAND. — ANOTHER NOTED MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WAS A COLONEL. — SHAKESPEARE ON THE AMATEUR QUESTION. — THE TURF-TEARERS. — HELPFUL HINT NO. 640. — DEGENERATE DAYS. — WONDER WHAT THIS OISEAU DID? — ON THE OTHER HAND— — THE DUB. — WE’VE TRIED IT ON A GOLF BALL, BUT IT DOESN’T WORK. — HAVING THEIR SLICE OUT, MEBBE. — FRENZIED JOHN. — STYMIED. — OVERHEARD AT A SMALL-TOWN BALL GAME. — THE GOLFER. — DOES TOBACCO AFFECT YOUR GAME? — AN EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT DOG. — PROBLEM OF CONDUCT. — WHY GOLF DIVOTEES GO INSANE. — DO YOU KNOW THIS ONE? — WHY GOLF DIVOTEES GO INSANE. — GUFFLE FOR GOLFERS — FAMOUS LAST LINES.
9. 9.THE LINKS OF ANCIENT ROME. — I—AUGUSTUS FIT CUPIDUS SCIENDI (C II K) — II—AUGUSTUS UTITUR LINGUA VULGARI SED LUDUM DISCIT.
10. 10.THE LINKS OF ANCIENT ROME. — I—AUGUSTUS BECOMES C2K. — II—AUGUSTUS INDULGES IN STRONG LANGUAGE, BUT DECIDES TO LEARN THE GAME.
11. 11.A LINE-O’-GOWF OR TWO — HAD HERRICK GOLFED. — THAT WE SHAN’T MAKE A 73. — FOR GOLF BUGS ONLY. — FOR GOLF NUTS ONLY. — THE NINETEENTH HOLE. — WHOLE DUTY OF CADDIES. — “THE ART OF GOLF.” — SUPREME IGNORANCE. — “GOLIF.” — THE GOLFING DOCTOR. — IN THE LATE BILL NYE’S BAILIWICK. — SOUNDS SARCASTICAL. — WE, TOO, PASS. — SCIENCE IN THE WOODS. — “AM I TO SET MY LIFE UPON A THROW?” — A THING OF BEAUTY. — “CONSULT HARRY VARDON.” — FOGGY. — LIFE’S LITTLE MIDIRONIES.
12. 12.Putting, Mashie and Midiron. — PUTTING. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — THE MASHIE. — I. — II. — THE MIDIRON.
13. 13.A LINE-O’-GOWF OR TWO — THE PLEASURES OF HOPE. — ON THE STYXVILLE GOLF LINKS. — GOLF AND GRUEL. — THE LAY OF THE LAST GOLFER. — WHY INDEED? — WINTER GOLF. — THE PROPER SPIRIT. — OUR VILLAGE. — FIRST AID TO THE GOLF DUB. — SUNDAY GOLF. — THE GAME IN STAGELAND. — FIRST AID. — BULWER LYTTON ON GOLF. — THE PENDULUM PUTT. — ON THE FIRING LINE. — GOLFING WISDOM FROM THE ANCIENTS. — SIMPLIFIED SPORT. — QUAD ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM.
14. 14.THE GOLFER’S PRIMER — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI.
15. 15.A LINE-O’-GOWF OR TWO — THE LADY GOLFER. — THE COMPULSION OF HABIT. — A GREAT GAME. — ADDRESSING THE BALL. — GOLF ATHLETES. — FOOTNOTES TO BAEDEKER. — SPEAKING OF PUTTING. — THE SEVENTEENTH OF MARCH. — KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE HOLE! — HAPPY HINTS FOR GLOOMY GOLFERS. — ASIDES. — FAR FROM THE M. C. — WE SYMPATHIZE AND UNDERSTAND. — THE TRAINING OF CADDIES. — UPLIFTING THE CADDIE. — JUST AS YOU SAY. — POPULAR GOLF MAGAZINE PAGE. THE AMERICAN GOLFER.
16. 16.A LINE-O’-GOWF OR TWO — MR. LEGION. — THE PILL. — GOLF ILLUSIONS. — LOVE’S ANTIDOTE. — FORE! — HOUSEFLY GOLF. — GOLF NOTE. — THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE. — IN THE WAKE OF THE WAKE. — SCIENCE AND INVENTION. — WHY IS IT— — LET THE DIVOTS FALL WHERE THEY MAY. — (THE LAST LINE OF ALL.)

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