The Courses of Bernard Darwin’s 1910 Guide
The 62 courses Darwin features in The Golf Courses of the British Isles, from Sandwich to Lahinch, grouped by region and linked to the chapter where he describes each one.
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Thoughtful course profiles and travel stories from around the world.
A Quiet Corner on the Coast
Every golfer has one course they love beyond reason. Bernard Darwin’s was a small links on the Welsh coast, and he wrote about it like a man coming home.
Where the fairway meets the sea.
Wind, sand and short grass by the shore: what makes seaside golf the oldest and still the most beguiling form of the game.
St Andrews Through Darwin’s Eyes
In 1910 Bernard Darwin walked the Old Course as an admiring pilgrim, bunker by bunker and plateau by plateau. His account is a portrait of a golfing town, and of a course that never once looked easy.
Golf Within Reach of London
Heather, pine and sand south and west of the city, old commons where golfers wore red coats, and the weekend player with a long handicap. Bernard Darwin’s tour of London golf in 1910.
The Links of Ireland in 1910
Cunning bunkers at Dollymount, a boat crossing to Portmarnock, champagne air at Portrush and the mountains above Newcastle. Bernard Darwin’s Irish chapter is one of the happiest in his book.