The Golf Courses of the British Isles

"The Golf Courses of the British Isles" by Bernard Darwin is an in-depth look at golf courses focusing on the early 1900s from a British point of view. The book is part instruction manual, part look at history, with a concentration on how the courses have changed, as well as the game itself. The author uses stories from his personal experience to show off many different and notable golf courses and their features. Darwin starts by talking about how golf courses have changed in London over about ten years. He talks about how the courses that were once muddy and not that great became more developed with better designs like Sunningdale and Walton Heath. The beginning of the book works to show how golf course design has changed, making it clear that modern designers have learned from the past to make a better game and experience with golf, and it also shows off the courses that will be talked about during the book. With these interesting ideas, readers can enjoy golf both as a sport and as a kind of art that changes with the land and culture of Britain.