The Complete Golfer
Harry Vardon
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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 | Read by Inkell |
Golf at Home | 21:44 | Read by TriciaG |
Some Reminiscences | 31:29 | Read by Yi Fan |
The Way to Golf | 23:55 | Read by Cbteddy |
The Choice and Care of Clubs | 27:08 | Read by Mike W |
Driving -- Preliminaries | 22:18 | Read by Mike W |
Driving -- The Swing of the Club | 26:07 | Read by Deadeye088 |
Brassy and Spoon | 11:04 | Read by runtiderun |
Special Strokes with Wooden Clubs | 27:16 | Read by TriciaG |
The Cleek and Driving Mashie | 24:32 | Read by Cbteddy |
Play with the Iron | 10:27 | Read by Dylan Holt |
Approaching with the Mashie | 24:02 | Read by Cbteddy |
On Being Bunkered | 23:17 | Read by Yi Fan |
Simple Putting | 23:15 | Read by JD Malloy |
Complicated Putts | 17:36 | Read by Cbteddy |
Some General Hints | 28:32 | Read by BettyB |
Competition Play | 20:51 | Read by Cbteddy |
On Foursomes | 17:24 | Read by ronfine |
Golf for Ladies | 14:23 | Read by BettyB |
The Construction of Courses | 23:52 | Read by hearmeout7 |
Links I Have Played On | 24:10 | Read by hearmeout7 |
Golf in America | 26:25 | Read by Ryan Powell |
Concerning Caddies | 25:59 | Read by Cbteddy |
Reflections and Recollections | 18:44 | Read by JD Malloy |
Appendix: The Rules of Golf | 28:42 | Read by Inkell |