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Complete Golfer

Public domain audiobook

Complete Golfer

by Harry Vardon

English· 09:07:00· 25 chapters
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

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    03:48
  2. Chapter 2

    Golf at Home

    21:44
  3. Chapter 3

    Some Reminiscences

    31:29
  4. Chapter 4

    The Way to Golf

    23:55
  5. Chapter 5

    The Choice and Care of Clubs

    27:08
  6. Chapter 6

    Driving -- Preliminaries

    22:18
  7. Chapter 7

    Driving -- The Swing of the Club

    26:07
  8. Chapter 8

    Brassy and Spoon

    11:04
  9. Chapter 9

    Special Strokes with Wooden Clubs

    27:16
  10. Chapter 10

    The Cleek and Driving Mashie

    24:32
  11. Chapter 11

    Play with the Iron

    10:27
  12. Chapter 12

    Approaching with the Mashie

    24:02
  13. Chapter 13

    On Being Bunkered

    23:17
  14. Chapter 14

    Simple Putting

    23:15
  15. Chapter 15

    Complicated Putts

    17:36
  16. Chapter 16

    Some General Hints

    28:32
  17. Chapter 17

    Competition Play

    20:51
  18. Chapter 18

    On Foursomes

    17:24
  19. Chapter 19

    Golf for Ladies

    14:23
  20. Chapter 20

    The Construction of Courses

    23:52
  21. Chapter 21

    Links I Have Played On

    24:10
  22. Chapter 22

    Golf in America

    26:25
  23. Chapter 23

    Concerning Caddies

    25:59
  24. Chapter 24

    Reflections and Recollections

    18:44
  25. Chapter 25

    Appendix: The Rules of Golf

    28:42