Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE GOLF COURSES OF THE
BRITISH ISLES

THE GOLF COURSES

OF THE

BRITISH ISLES

BY

BERNARD DARWIN

ILLUSTRATED BY

HARRY ROUNTREE

LONDON
DUCKWORTH & CO.
3 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN

_All rights reserved_

_Published 1910_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. LONDON COURSES (1) 1

II. LONDON COURSES (2) 23

III. KENT AND SUSSEX 44

IV. THE WEST AND SOUTH-WEST 68

V. EAST ANGLIA 93

VI. THE COURSES OF CHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE 111

VII. YORKSHIRE AND THE MIDLANDS 130

VIII. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE 147

IX. A LONDON COURSE 158

X. ST. ANDREWS, FIFE, AND FORFARSHIRE 165

XI. THE COURSES OF THE EAST LOTHIAN AND EDINBURGH 181

XII. WEST OF SCOTLAND: PRESTWICK AND TROON 202

XIII. IRELAND 215

XIV. WALES 231

INDEX 250

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ST. ANDREWS _Frontispiece._

SUNNINGDALE _To face p._ 4

WALTON HEATH " 12

WOKING " 18

MID-SURREY " 24

STOKE POGES " 28

CASSIOBURY PARK " 30

SANDY LODGE " 32

NORTHWOOD " 34

ROMFORD " 36

BLACKHEATH " 38

WIMBLEDON COMMON " 40

MITCHAM COMMON " 42

SANDWICH " 44

SANDWICH ("HADES") " 46

DEAL " 50

PRINCE'S " 54

LITTLESTONE " 56

RYE " 58

EASTBOURNE " 62

ASHDOWN FOREST " 64

WESTWARD HO! " 70

BUDE " 78

BURNHAM " 80

BROADSTONE " 84

BOURNEMOUTH " 88

BEMBRIDGE " 90

FELIXSTOWE " 94

CROMER " 98

SHERINGHAM " 100

BRANCASTER " 102

HUNSTANTON " 106

SKEGNESS " 108

HOYLAKE (1) " 112

HOYLAKE (2) " 116

FORMBY " 120

WALLASEY " 122

LYTHAM AND ST. ANNE'S " 124

TRAFFORD PARK " 126

GANTON " 130

FIXBY " 134

HOLLINWELL " 138

SANDWELL PARK " 142

HANDSWORTH " 144

FRILFORD HEATH " 148

WORLINGTON " 154

ST. ANDREWS " 166

CARNOUSTIE " 178

GULLANE " 182

MUIRFIELD " 184

NORTH BERWICK " 190

MUSSELBURGH " 196

BARNTON " 200

PRESTWICK " 204

TROON " 212

DOLLYMOUNT " 216

PORTMARNOCK (1) " 220

PORTMARNOCK (2) " 222

PORTRUSH " 224

NEWCASTLE " 228

ABERDOVEY " 232

HARLECH " 238

PORTHCAWL " 244

SOUTHERNDOWN " 246