Author: Bernard Darwin
Publisher: Lyons Press
ISBN: 9781493084258
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of classic essays on golf, from one of the most brilliant writers ever to cover the game.
Bernard Darwin on Golf
Author: Bernard Darwin
Publisher: Lyons Press
ISBN: 9781493084258
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of classic essays on golf, from one of the most brilliant writers ever to cover the game.
Publisher: Lyons Press
ISBN: 9781493084258
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of classic essays on golf, from one of the most brilliant writers ever to cover the game.
The Golf Courses of the British Isles
Author: Bernard Darwin
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Some dozen or fifteen years ago the historian of the London golf courses would have had a comparatively easy task. He would have said that there were a few courses upon public commons, instancing, as he still would to-day, Blackheath and Wimbledon. He might have dismissed in a line or two a course that a few mad barristers were trying to carve by main force out of a swamp thickly covered with gorse and heather near Woking. All the other courses would have been lumped together under some such description as that they consisted of fields interspersed by trees and artificial ramparts, the latter mostly built by Tom Dunn; that they were villainously muddy in winter, of an impossible and adamantine hardness in summer, and just endurable in spring and autumn; finally, that the muddiest and hardest and most distinguished of them all was Tooting Bec. All this is changed now, and the change is best exemplified by the fact that although the club has removed to new quarters, poor Tooting itself is now as Tadmor in the wilderness. I passed by the spot the other day, and should never have recognized it had not an old member pointed it out to me in a voice husky with emotion.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Some dozen or fifteen years ago the historian of the London golf courses would have had a comparatively easy task. He would have said that there were a few courses upon public commons, instancing, as he still would to-day, Blackheath and Wimbledon. He might have dismissed in a line or two a course that a few mad barristers were trying to carve by main force out of a swamp thickly covered with gorse and heather near Woking. All the other courses would have been lumped together under some such description as that they consisted of fields interspersed by trees and artificial ramparts, the latter mostly built by Tom Dunn; that they were villainously muddy in winter, of an impossible and adamantine hardness in summer, and just endurable in spring and autumn; finally, that the muddiest and hardest and most distinguished of them all was Tooting Bec. All this is changed now, and the change is best exemplified by the fact that although the club has removed to new quarters, poor Tooting itself is now as Tadmor in the wilderness. I passed by the spot the other day, and should never have recognized it had not an old member pointed it out to me in a voice husky with emotion.
Golf Between Two Wars
Author: Bernard Darwin
Publisher: Classics of Golf
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher: Classics of Golf
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Book of the Links
Author: Martin H.F. Sutton
Publisher: Coventry House Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The Book of the Links features selected writings from prominent golf figures of the early 20th century, including Martin H.F. Sutton, Bernard Darwin, and H.S. Colt. Written in 1912, this collaborative guide provides rare insight into the methods and philosophies that were used to design, construct, and maintain the world’s most renowned golf courses. According to Sutton, “In producing this volume, it has been my aim to provide in the first instance a compendium of information, of a more complete character than has before been compressed into a single volume, on all the points upon which golf secretaries, green committees, and greenkeepers desire instruction.” Inside this classic of golf literature, the authors detail the essential features of an ideal golf course and provide insight on the proper methods of greenkeeping and design. Along with their first-hand narrative, all of the original photos and sketches have been included, ensuring that every element of the first edition has been carefully preserved. The Book of the Links includes: • The Construction of New Courses • The Formation of Greens & Teeing Grounds • Grasses and grass seeds • Golf Architecture • The Influence of Course upon Players’ Style • Caddies • Greenkeeping • The Vegetation of Golf Links • Finance
Publisher: Coventry House Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The Book of the Links features selected writings from prominent golf figures of the early 20th century, including Martin H.F. Sutton, Bernard Darwin, and H.S. Colt. Written in 1912, this collaborative guide provides rare insight into the methods and philosophies that were used to design, construct, and maintain the world’s most renowned golf courses. According to Sutton, “In producing this volume, it has been my aim to provide in the first instance a compendium of information, of a more complete character than has before been compressed into a single volume, on all the points upon which golf secretaries, green committees, and greenkeepers desire instruction.” Inside this classic of golf literature, the authors detail the essential features of an ideal golf course and provide insight on the proper methods of greenkeeping and design. Along with their first-hand narrative, all of the original photos and sketches have been included, ensuring that every element of the first edition has been carefully preserved. The Book of the Links includes: • The Construction of New Courses • The Formation of Greens & Teeing Grounds • Grasses and grass seeds • Golf Architecture • The Influence of Course upon Players’ Style • Caddies • Greenkeeping • The Vegetation of Golf Links • Finance
Live Hands
Author: E. M. Prain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885198020
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885198020
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Present-Day Golf
Author: George Duncan
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016211604
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016211604
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Brain and Golf
Author: Charles William Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Golf
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Golf
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The Complete Golfer
Author: Herbert Warren Wind
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780940889316
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780940889316
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The Bogey Man
Author: George Plimpton
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473523249
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
From the author of Paper Lion What happens when a weekend athlete – of average skill at best – joins the professional golf circuit? George Plimpton spent a month of self-imposed torture on the PGA tour to find out, meeting amateurs, pros, caddies, officials, fans and hangers-on along the way. In The Bogey Man we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, Plimpton’s thoughts and experiences – frustrating, humbling and, sometimes, thrilling – from the first tee to the last green.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473523249
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
From the author of Paper Lion What happens when a weekend athlete – of average skill at best – joins the professional golf circuit? George Plimpton spent a month of self-imposed torture on the PGA tour to find out, meeting amateurs, pros, caddies, officials, fans and hangers-on along the way. In The Bogey Man we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, Plimpton’s thoughts and experiences – frustrating, humbling and, sometimes, thrilling – from the first tee to the last green.
The Story of American Golf
Author: Herbert Warren Wind
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Golf
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Golf
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description