The Happy Golfer

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...