Skip to main content

‹‹‹ prev (14)

(16) next ›››

(15)
3
andabilitytoundertakelargeoutlays—that
theyareexceptionallytrying;buttheolder
professionalshadtoplayonthegreens,not
onlyasnaturemadethem,butabsolutely
asnaturekeptthem.Therewasnotop-
dressingorwaterlaidontodefeattheparch-
ingheatofthesummer,and,consequently,
inthedaysofgreatmoneymatches,the
golferwhomeanttosucceedhadtobea
goodputter;toreversethemaxim,theman
whocouldnotputtwasnomatchforanyone.
Tobeabletoputt,amanmustknowhow.
Itisanart,butisanartwhichcanbetaught
and,byperseverance,acquired.Ibelongtoa
raceofScottishprofessionalgolferswhose
matchesforbigmoneystakesmakesomeof
themostilluminatingpagesinthehistoryof
thegame.Thefamousschoolofprofessional
golfers,Iamabletorecall,livedforgolfand
breathedtheatmosphereofgolf;theywere
surroundedbygolf,andthey.,devotedtheir
wholetimeandthoughttotheirprofession.
Iwasabelieverintheoldspiritofthechal-
lengematchwhichinspiredmygrandfather,
myfather,andmyuncle.Iplayedmany
t

Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

Context
Sports publications > Art of putting > (15)
(15)
Permanent URLhttps://digital.nls.uk/227734591
Art of putting
DescriptionBy Willie Park.
ShelfmarkH3.76.723 
Attribution and copyright:
  • Public Domain - This work is free of known copyright restrictions. For details visit our copyright page. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Display more information More information
Form / genre: >
Dates / events: [Date published]
Places: (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:

Person / organisation: [Author]
[Publisher]

To find similar items, select the checkboxes next to the characteristics you are interested in, then select the 'Find similar' button.
Sports publications
DescriptionMore than 230 sports publications from the National Library of Scotland's collections. Featured sports include football, rugby, golf, shinty, athletics, bowls, cricket and hockey. Among the material from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are match programmes, club histories, and handbooks. From the late 20th century are promotional materials to encourage greater diversity in sport. Most items cover sports activities in Scotland. There are also publications relating to the Olympics and international matches.
Additional NLS resources: