It was a morning when all nature shouted 'Fore!'Narrator
The young man winced as he teed his ball for the crucial shot. His whole future depended on this.Narrator
Golf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.Narrator
The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of butterflies in the adjoining meadows.Narrator
Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.Narrator
You don't know what it is to want, Cuthbert!Adeline Smethurst
Persistent effort, concentrated and industrious, can wear away a stone; but you can sit on it till Doomsday, if you prefer.Narrator
She sprang from the Golfing branch of the family, and it is hard to imagine anything more fearsomely dynamic than a Golfing Smethurst.Narrator
It was the first time he had addressed her so informally, and instinct told her that this was but the thin edge of the wedge.Narrator
Now, when it comes to driving a quiet, ordinary brassy shot, there is no sweeter hitter of a golf ball in Alexandria, but the exceptional thing always found him wanting.Narrator
The arrival of Cuthbert at this juncture seemed to her Providence in person. She welcomed him effusively.Narrator