THE COMPLETE GOLFER
By Harry Vardon
INDEX OF TOPICS
Addressing the ball, 62, 81, 171, 173.
Alps at Prestwick, 222.
Amateur Championship. See Championship.
Amateur golf in Great Britain, 233, 234.
America, golf in, 232, 234;
tour in, 235;
spectators in, 238;
novel experiences in, 242, 243, 244.
American Championship, 23, 235, 241.
Anson, American baseball player, and golf, 240.
Approach play. See Mashie, play with the.
Arms, action of the, in driving, 67, 69, 72.
Ashburnham links, 227.
Auchterlonie, Willie, 13, 15.
Backward swing in the drive, 65, 68, 173, 174.
Baffy, possibilities of play with, 83;
stance for, 83.
Balfour, Mr. A.J., how he learned golf, 30;
anecdotes by, 252;
preference in caddies, 253;
and "Big Crawford," 254;
interesting compliment, 255.
Ball, clean, 170;
rubber-cored. See Rubber-cored balls.
Ball, Mr. John, jun., 223, 234, 260.
Beckenham, incident at, 263.
Beginners, advice to, 25.
Beginning, Vardon's, at golf, 2, 4;
first clubs, 5;
first matches, 6;
how he learned, 8.
Berwick, North, 17, 21, 225, 245, 247, 254.
"Big Crawford," 254.
Birth, Vardon's, 2.
Blyth, Mr. Edward, 256.
Body action in following through, 71.
Boomer, Mr. (Schoolmaster), 3.
Boots and shoes, 167.
Braces and belts, 166.
Brae Burn, match at, 235.
Braid, James, 96, 260, 263, 264.
Brancaster links, 228.
Brassy, play with in Championship, 23.
覧 the, points of, 44, 49, 79.
覧 play with the, first attempts, 32;
occasion for, 78;
stance for, 79, 80;
from good lie, 80;
from cuppy lie, 80, 81.
Brewster, Mr., at Jersey, 4.
Broadwood, Mr. C.C., 21.
Brown, D., 14.
Bunkers and bunker play, 131;
mistakes in regard to, 133;
swing with niblick in, 136;
long balls from, 138;
filling holes in, 175.
Bury Golf Club, professional to, 12.
Butcher, Mr. S.F. (Bury), 12.
Caddie, advice of, 171;
opponent's, 175;
anecdotes of, 245 et seq.;
the ideal, 248;
girls as, 249;
caustic humour of, 250;
human kindness of, 254;
excess of zeal of, 257;
sorrows of, 258.
Campbell, Willie, 259.
Care of clubs, 50.
Carnoustie, merits of course, 225.
Championship, the Amateur, 233, 234.
覧 the American, 23.
覧 the Open, 3, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 248.
Cleek, the, varieties of and characteristics, 46, 49, 99.
覧 play with the, first attempts, 33;
versatility of, 99;
stance, 103;
swing, 104;
push shot with, 105;
shot for low ball against wind, 108;
comparison of different shots, 108.
Clothes for golf, 166.
Clubs, golf (implements), 37;
first purchases, 38;
limitations, 40;
care of, 50;
for different strokes, 168;
experiments in competitions, 184.
Competition play, disappointments in, 177;
steadiness in, 178;
[Pg 280] continuing with card, 179;
tactics in, 181;
caution in medal play, 182;
new clubs, 184;
time of play, 186;
watching opponents, 187.
Counting strokes, 167.
Course, studying in competition play, 183;
construction of. See Links.
Cox, Mr. Charles S., 240.
Cricket, 3.
Cromer links, 228.
Crowds, great golfing, 21.
Cruden Bay links, 225.
Cupped lies, play from, 81.
Cut stroke, the, with the mashie, 127.
Deal, tournament at, 15;
merits of links at, 228.
"Debauchery of long driving," 52.
Despair, golfer's, 26.
Diagrams, explanation of, 57.
Divots, replacing, 175.
Dogwood heads, 42.
Dollymount links, 226.
Dornoch links, 225.
Driver, the, points of, 40;
scared and socketed clubs, 41;
heads of, 42;
length and weight, 49, 53;
loft on face of, 54.
覧 play with, first attempts, 32;
long balls with, 35, 36, 52, 75;
pleasure of, 53;
stance, 55, 56, 57;
the grip, 58;
the address, 62;
backward swing, 64;
follow-through, 71;
faulty driving, 72;
summary of advice, 77;
intentional pulling and slicing with, 85.
Dunn, Tom, 22, 30, 254, 259.
Dunn, Willie, 236, 237.
Dwelling at the tarn, 68.
Etiquette of golf, 161, 164, 165, 175, 277.
Excuses, golfer's, 26.
Experiments in golf, 172.
Eye on the ball, how and where to keep, 63, 65, 169.
Eyesight, defective, 174.
Faces, artificial, to wooden clubs, 42.
Findlay, American golfer, 242.
Finish of swing, 72, 173.
Florida, golf in, 236, 241.
Follow-through, the, in the drive, 71.
Football at Ganton, 3.
Formby links, 228.
Foursomes, partners in, 171;
old style, 188;
four-ball, 189;
tactics in, 190;
sociability of, 191;
mutual understanding in, 192;
junior partner in, 193;
handicapping in, 195;
classical story of, 196.
Freaks of style, 62.
Frosty weather, play in, 167.
Ganton, professional at, 15;
match with Willie Park at, 22;
caddies at, 246;
international foursome at, 260.
Gloves, 168.
Greens, putting, gauging strength of, 158;
etiquette and policy on, 165;
damaging, 175.
Grips, Vardon's overlapping, 59;
the two-V, 59;
tightness of, 60;
thickness of handle, 168.
Grouville, 2;
golf introduced to, 3.
Gullane links, 226.
Hands, right and left, grip with, 59, 60, 61;
variations of tightness, 61.
Harlech, links at, 227.
Head still, keeping the, 65, 172.
Herd, Alexander, 12, 14, 15, 260.
Hilton, Mr. Harold, 234.
Himalayas at Prestwick, 222.
Hints, general, 160.
Hoods for golf-bags, 50.
Hoylake, merits of course, 223;
best holes at, 224.
Huddersfield links, 231.
Hunstanton links, 228.
Hunter, the brothers, 21, 265.
Huntercombe links, merits of, 230.
Ilkley, 14.
Impact, moment of, 69, 70.
Improving one's game, 163.
Inland golf, 229.
Ireland, links in, 226 et seq.
Iron, the, points of, 47, 49, 113.
覧 play with the, first attempts, 33;
time for, 113;
stance for, 114;
swing, 115;
relation of swing to distance, 116.
Islay, splendid links at, 225;
most difficult hole, 226.
Jersey, golf at, 2, 4.
Jersey Golf Club, Royal, 4.
Jigger, the, use of, 130.
Kay, James, 17.
Kilmalcolm, tournament at, 13.
Kilspindie links, 226.
Kingsbury, Lord, 257.
[Pg 281] Kirkaldy, Andrew, 13, 14, 19, 142, 266.
Kirkaldy, Hugh, 13, 14.
Ladies, faults of, 71;
freedom on links, 198;
improvement of ladies' play, 199;
keenness of American, 200;
good pupils, 201;
same game as men's, 201;
swing for, 201;
clubs for, 202;
bad upward swings, 203;
need for tuition, 204.
Lahinch links, 226.
Laidlay, Mr. J.E., 223.
Lawrence Harbour (U.S.), match at, 237.
Leach, Henry, vi.
Learn golf, how to, 25.
Leather faces, 42.
Length of clubs, 48, 49.
Lie of clubs, 45.
Lindrick links, 231.
Links, on construction of, 205;
made in a hurry, 205;
long handicap men's links, 206;
time and study needed, 206;
maturing of, 206;
land required for, 207;
preliminary survey of, 208;
clearing of land, 209;
"penny wise and pound foolish," 209;
experimental drives, 210;
short holes, 210;
varieties of holes, 211;
too lengthy, 212;
direction of course, 213;
position of bunkers, 213;
class of player to suit, 213;
bunkers at the side, 215;
undulating greens, 216;
double tees, 217;
the best links, 219 et seq.;
superiority of Sandwich, 220.
Littlestone links, 228.
Lloyd, Joseph, 15.
London links, 230.
Long heads, 43.
Lowe, George (St. Anne's-on-Sea), 9, 10.
Luffness links, 226, 254.
Lunch, golfer's, 169.
Luton, incident at, 264.
Machrihanish links, 225.
Maiden at Sandwich, 222.
Manchester links, 231.
Mashie, the, points of, 47, 49, 119.
覧 play with the, first attempts, 33,
value of good, 119;
varieties of, 120;
stance for ordinary shot, 121;
the swing, 122;
danger of scooping, 124;
taking a divot, 124;
the running-up shot, 125;
the cut stroke, 127;
stance for, 128;
points of, 129;
chip on the green, 129;
the jigger, 130;
mashie on the putting green, 155.
Mashie, the driving, 49, 100.
覧 覧 play with, 100;
difficulties of, 101.
Master stroke in golf, 85.
Match play, 171, 172, 180.
Medal play, 178, 181, 182, 183;
rules, 274.
Middle-aged golfers, 29.
Mid-Surrey links, 230.
Molesworth, Mr., at Jersey, 7.
Money matches, 22.
Morris, Old Tom, 22, 23, 149.
Morris, Young Tom, 23, 259.
Mount Zion at Islay, 226.
Muirfield, first Championship at, 16, 19;
merits of course and best holes, 224.
Nails in boots and shoes, 166.
Nervousness, 9, 12.
Newcastle (co. Down) links, 226.
Newquay links, 228.
Niblick, the, points of, 47, 49, 135;
swing with, in bunker, 136.
Nicholls, Bernard, matches with, 235, 239.
North Berwick. See Berwick, North.
Novelties, avoidance of, 168.
Oakland (U.S.), 237.
Oiling clubs, 50.
One-armed golfer, 27.
Open Championship. See Championship.
Opponent, one's attitude towards, 161.
Ormonde, match at, 235.
Over-golfed, 186.
Overlapping grip, 59.
Park, Willie, senior, 259.
Park, Willie, junior, 20, 21, 148, 230, 260, 264.
Pau, visit to, 15.
Persimmon heads, 42.
Photographs, vi.
Pivoting of the body, on the waist, 67.
覧 on the toes, 68.
Pleasures of golf, 1, 29, 32, 53, 266.
Point Comfort, match at, 236.
Pointgarry out, Mr. Balfour at, 255.
Portland (U.S.), novel experience at, 242.
Portmarnock, merits of links, 226.
[Pg 282] Portrush, tournament at, 13;
merits of links, 226.
Practice, early system of, 32;
amount of, 35.
Pressing, 75, 173.
Prestwick, 13, 20, 23;
best holes at, 222.
Professional golfers, money matters, 22;
difficulties of, 261.
Professional tuition, 30.
Pulling, causes of, 67, 71, 73, and Plates X. and XI.;
method of intentional, 91;
in a cross wind, 92.
Purves, Dr., at Jersey, 7.
Push shot, the, 105;
advantage of, 106.
Putter, the, points of, 47, 49, 146.
Putting, a curious experience, 18;
first attempts, 33;
confidence in, 142;
no rule for, 143;
the natural stance, 144;
the grip, 147;
hitting the ball, 148;
the swing, 148;
on being up, 148;
on undulating greens, 150;
borrowing from slopes, 151;
the cut stroke, 152;
down steep inclines, 154;
use of mashie, 155;
playing stymies, 156;
running through, 157;
gauging strength of greens, 158;
etiquette and policy, 165.
Redan, the, 256.
Redcar links, 228.
Regrets, golfer's, 28.
Reserve clubs, 45.
Ribbed faces to iron clubs, advantages of, 102.
Ripon, golf at, 10.
Risks, on taking, 162.
Robertson, Allan, 22, 259.
Rubber-cored balls, life of, 170.
Rules of golf, 167, 267.
Running-up approaches, 125.
Rye links, 228.
St. Andrews, 15;
merits of course and best holes, 224.
覧 style of play, 64.
St. Anne's links, 228.
St. David's, Royal, links, 227.
St. George's Golf Club, Royal, Sandwich, 3.
Sandwich, 3, 14, 23;
the best course, 220;
reasons for selection, 221;
best holes at, 221, 222.
Sandy Parlour at Deal, 228.
Sayers, Ben, 18, 19.
Scared clubs, advantage of, over socketed, 41.
Scarsdale (U.S.), match at, 236.
Scotland, links in, 222 et seq.
Seaside courses, advantages of, 229.
Seaton Carew links, 228.
Shafts of clubs, 43.
Sheffield links, 231.
Sheringham links, 228.
Shoes, golfing, 166.
Shoulder, right, movement of, 66;
dropping, 74.
Simpson, Archie, 15.
Skidding with iron clubs, 102;
with driver, 168.
Slicing, cause of, 67, 69, 72;
how to find, 73, Plate XII.;
method of intentional, 87;
distant slice, 88;
short slice, 89.
"Slow back," 64.
Smith, Will, American champion, 238, 241.
Smoking, on, 185.
Spectators at golf matches, 263.
Speed of the club, 69.
Spofforth, Major (Jersey), 9.
Spoon. See Baffy.
Strath, David, 259.
Stroke competitions, rules for, 274.
Studley Royal Golf Club, Ripon, professional to, 11.
Stymies, playing, 156;
running through, 157.
Successes in competitions, 9.
Sunningdale links, merits of, 229.
Swaying during stroke, 67.
Swinging, first attempts at, 31.
Tait, Lieut. Fred, 21, 223, 234, 260.
Taylor, J.H., 15, 16, 240, 241, 260, 263.
Tee, the, for the ball, 54;
disadvantage of high tee, 55;
low tee with wind, 172.
Teeing grounds, 217.
Three-ball matches, 276.
Tightness of grip, 61.
Tobacco and golf, 185.
Trafford Park links, 231.
Training, on, 185.
Travis, Mr. Walter J., 233.
Troon, merits of course, 225.
Turf, replacing, 175.
Two-V grip, 59, 62.
Upward swing. See Backward swing
[Pg 283]V, two-, grip, 59, 62.
Vardon family, the, 2.
Vardon, Fred, 3.
Vardon, Tom, 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 17, 23, 260.
Waggling the club, 63.
Wales, links in, 227.
Wallasey links, 228.
Walton Heath links, merits of, 229.
Washington (U.S.), match at, 244.
Weather, wet, care of clubs in, 50, 168.
Weight of body, how balanced, 67, 70.
Weight of club, 44, 49.
Westward Ho! merits of links, 227.
Wheaton links at Chicago, 238, 241.
Whip of shafts, 43, 44.
White, Jack, 260.
Wind, play in a, 92;
pulling in a cross, 94;
driving against, 95;
driving with, 96;
low tee with, 172.
Wrists, action of the, 66, 70.
覧 mistaken notions concerning, 70.
Yorkshire championships, 231.
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