Concerning Golf JOHN L. LOW 1903 w/ chapter by Harold H. Hilton

Title: Concerning Golf. With a Chapter on Driving by Harold H. Hilton

Author: John L. Low

Description: Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Light soiling to cloth. Corners bumped. Pages toned. Pencil marginalia. 217 pages. 18.5 x 11 cm.

Contents: [I] The Character of the Game. [II-III] The Common Round: (i) From the Teeing Ground, (ii) Through the Green. [IV] The Art of Driving. [V-VI] Approaching: (i) The Clubs-Irons, (ii) The Play. [VII-VIII] Putting: (i) The Clubs, (ii) The Play. [IX] The Links. [X] The Weather. [XI] Match Making and Match Playing. [XII] Style. [XIII] Temperament and Training.

John L. Low (1869-1929), considered to be one of the grandfathers of the modern golf game, had been captain of the Oxford and Cambridge team for twenty years, was a captain of the Woking Golf Club, grew up playing Carnoustie and the Old Course at St. Andrews and was a member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews and several other British clubs.

The chapter on Driving is by the English amateur golfer, Harold H. Hilton (1869-1942), a two-time winner of The Open.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Place: London
Year: 1903

Keywords: Woking