Art of putting

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in1898
and
1899,
wasathisveryzenith,and
has
never
since
touched
the
brilliance
he
dis-
played,
or
asserted
such
an
evident
superiority,
as
he
did
at
that
period
;
yet
the
record
of
that
championship
did
something
to
prove
that
the
man
who
can
putt
is
a
match
for
anyone.
I
claim
that
I
have
never
met
a
golfer
who
was
a
better
putter.
I
am
no
egotist.
I
simply
wish
to
take
you
with
me
along
the
road,
confidently
determined
that
after
studying
my
methods
you
will
excel
in
the
art
of
putting;
and,ifVardon,athiszenithin
1898,
just
beat
"
the
man
who
could
putt
"
in
the
very
narrowest
way,
as
I
am
going
to
relate,
it
is
surely
a
great
tribute
to
the
value
of
attaining
superlative
excellence
in
putting.
The
story
of
the
Open
Championship
at
Prestwick
in
1898
is,
therefore,
for
the
purpose
of
this
book
on
putting,
well
worth
telling.
After
the
first
round,
it
was
a
stern
combat
between
Vardon
and
myself.
At
the
end
of
the
first
round,
the
scores
were:—
Willie
Park
76
Harry
Vardon
79
In
the
second
round
we
each
took
75,
and
at
i
4li.
I
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