The Happy Golfer

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