The Happy Golfer

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Author

Leach, Henry, 1874-

Title

The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer

Credits

Produced by Greg Bergquist, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Golf

Category

Text

eBook-No.

37136

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37136

Release Date

August 19, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE HAPPY GOLFER — THE HAPPY GOLFER — BEING SOME EXPERIENCES, REFLECTIONS, AND A FEW DEDUCTIONS OF A WANDERING PLAYER
2. 2.BY HENRY LEACH — AUTHOR OF "THE SPIRIT OF THE LINKS," "LETTERS OF A MODERN GOLFER," ETC.
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.CHAPTER I — THE SEVEN WONDERS OF GOLF, AND THE ABIDING MYSTERY OF THE GAME, WITH A THOUGHT UPON TRADITIONS AND THEIR VALUE. — § — § — § — § — § — § — §
5. 5.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. — § — § — § — § — §
6. 6.CHAPTER III — THE TRAGEDIES OF THE SHORT PUTT, AND A CONTRAST BETWEEN CHILDREN AND CHAMPIONS, WITH THE VARIED COUNSEL OF THE WISEST MEN. — § — § — § — § — § — §
7. 7.CHAPTER IV — OLD CHAMPIONS AND NEW, AND SOME DIFFERENCES IN ACHIEVEMENT, WITH A SUGGESTION THAT GOLF IS A CRUEL GAME. — § — § — § — § — §
8. 8.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. — § — § — § — § — § — § — § — § — §
9. 9.CHAPTER VI — THE BEGINNINGS OF GOLF IN THE UNITED STATES, AND EXPERIENCES IN TRAVELLING THERE, WITH AN EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN CLUB MANAGEMENT. — § — § — § — §
10. 10.CHAPTER VII — THE PERFECT COUNTRY CLUB AND THE GOLFERS' POW-WOW AT ONWENTSIA, WITH A GLIMPSE OF THE NATIONAL LINKS. — § — § — § — § — § — § — §
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII — THE U. S. G. A., AND THE METHODS OF THE BUSINESS-MAN GOLFER, WITH A REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPAL GOLF. — § — § — § — § — § — §
12. 12.CHAPTER IX — CANADIAN COURSES, AND A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT AT TORONTO, WITH MATTERS PERTAINING TO MAKING A NEW BEGINNING. — § — § — § — § — § — §
13. 13.CHAPTER X — GOLF DE PARIS, AND SOME REMARKABLE EVENTS AT VERSAILLES AND CHANTILLY, WITH NEW THEORIES BY HIGH AUTHORITIES. — § — § — § — § — § — § — § — §
14. 14.CHAPTER XI — RIVIERA GOLF, AND WHAT MIGHT BE LEARNED FROM LADIES, WITH A CONSIDERATION OF THE OVERLAPPING GRIP. — § — § — § — § — §
15. 15.CHAPTER XII — ABOUT THE PYRENEES, AND THE CHARMS OF GOLF AT BIARRITZ AND PAU, WITH POSSIBILITIES FOR GREAT ADVENTURE. — § — § — § — § — §
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII — THE GAME IN ITALY, AND THE QUALITY OF THE COURSE AT ROME, WITH A SHORT CONSIDERATION OF THE VALUE OF STYLE. — § — § — §
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV — THE AWAKENING OF SPAIN, AND SOME MARVELLOUS GOLFING ENTERPRISE IN MADRID, WITH A STATEMENT OF GOLFERS' DISCOVERIES. — § — § — §
18. 18.CHAPTER XV — THE SUPERIORITY OF BRITISH LINKS, AND A MASTERPIECE OF KENT, WITH SOME SYSTEMS AND MORALS FOR HOLIDAY GOLF. — § — § — § — § — § — § — §
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI — THE OLD DIGNITY OF LONDON GOLF, AND ITS NEW IMPORTANCE, WITH A WORD FOR THE CHARM OF INLAND COURSES. — § — § — § — §
20. 20.BOOKS ON GOLF
21. 21.BOOKS ON SPORT

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