Heart-life in Song

Heart-life in Song
Author: Frances Harrison Marr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1883
Genre: Christian poetry, American
ISBN:

The Making of the Masters

The Making of the Masters
Author: David Owen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2003-03-25
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0684867516

Played out across the rolling hills, the Masters is the first major golf tournament of the year. Owen tells the story of how this unlikely winter haven became one of the most famed locations on the sporting map. For the millions of fans who dream of April in Augusta, this is the best and most intimate look at golf's ultimate rite of spring. 32 page photo insert.

The Golf Courses of the British Isles

The Golf Courses of the British Isles
Author: Bernard Darwin
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 518
Release: 1910
Genre: History
ISBN:

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.

On Learning Golf

On Learning Golf
Author: Percy Boomer
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2012-04-25
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0307806375

The War & Peace of golf. A quaint old classic from 1946, with an intro by the Duke of Windsor. It's good advice, and seriously, this game has hardly changed a whit in 50 years!

Augusta National & the Masters

Augusta National & the Masters
Author: Frank Christian
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2004
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781932202182

Historic moments on a historic course: Few places are as beautiful as the Augusta National Golf Club, and few tournaments are as prestigious as The Masters. Augusta National & The Masters, A Photographer's Scrapbook, by Frank Christian Jr. and Cal Brown, is a special history of these two famous names in golf. The best of 70 years of photography by Frank Christian and his father, Frank Sr., are given context by veteran golf writer Cal Brown. This soft cover edition of the perennial bestseller contains a new section covering the last six years of The Masters. Book jacket.

Left-Handed Golf

Left-Handed Golf
Author: Bob Charles
Publisher: Sports Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781613213476

By winning the British Open in 1963, Bob Charles shattered the myth that golfers who play left-handed have a handicap. In this classic how-to manual, first published in 1965, Charles has set down his winning secrets in a complete guide to left-handed golf for the duffer or pro. He provides easy-to-follow instructions for every step of the game. And, like a guide at your side, the clear, detailed illustrations show you the finer points of playing. You’ll learn the left-handed way to a good golf swing, a sound grip, a proper stance, a dependable backswing, a power-producing forward swing, and getting the most out of your swing for the greatest accuracy. You’ll discover, too, how to relax and enjoy your game on any course. In this guide you’ll get all the stroke-saving tips on woods, irons, putting, and sand shots. You’ll learn the perfect address position of your feet, bodyweight, trunk, head, shoulders, and arms; wrist and hand position; what to do with your chip shots, topped shots, shanking, and weak pitch shot; how to play a course that’s laid out for right-handed golfers; and a complete run-down on all the things that can go wrong and how you can correct them.

Poor Man's Golf

Poor Man's Golf
Author: David Lunt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2021-07-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780645227000

Golf was the most popular stick and ball game throughout the 1800s in the UK, but it wasn't the golf played in Scotland. It was 'poor man's golf' as played throughout all the former Danelaw area of England and more properly called knur and spell. This game was played by thousands of players, in hundreds or even thousands of locations, across a very wide area. It was played for centuries in all the northern counties of England including the ones which border on Scotland. It was even played it Scotland itself and was also played in Australia. Strangely enough, the Scots rarely give this game a mention when they talk about the origins of golf. How does that work?