Complete Golfer

Harry Vardon

Here is the complete book about golf, as played in the early 1900s. The author was a successful competitive golfer, winning The Open Championship a record six times (four times as of the writing of this book) and the 1900 U.S. Open. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. - Summary by TriciaG (9 hr 7 min)

Chapters

Preface	3:48
Golf at Home	21:44
Some Reminiscences	31:29
The Way to Golf	23:55
The Choice and Care of Clubs	27:08
Driving -- Preliminaries	22:18
Driving -- The Swing of the Club	26:07
Brassy and Spoon	11:04
Special Strokes with Wooden Clubs	27:16
The Cleek and Driving Mashie	24:32
Play with the Iron	10:27
Approaching with the Mashie	24:02
On Being Bunkered	23:17
Simple Putting	23:15
Complicated Putts	17:36
Some General Hints	28:32
Competition Play	20:51
On Foursomes	17:24
Golf for Ladies	14:23
The Construction of Courses	23:52
Links I Have Played On	24:10
Golf in America	26:25
Concerning Caddies	25:59
Reflections and Recollections	18:44
Appendix: The Rules of Golf	28:42