The Classics of Golf library is available for purchase individually, as a stunning complete library, or in an installment plan.
All Titles List
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Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game (1875) 
by Robert Clark
Originally published in London in 1893 this special piece is actually a second edition. The first edition was privately printed and never for sale. Clark's idea was to "gather together all that has been said and sung in praise of the royal game". [69 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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Green Memories (1928)
by Bernard Darwin.
The first of Darwin's autobiographical trilogy and one of his finest books. Foreword by John Hopkins, golf correspondent for the London Times. Book 50 [588 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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Mostly Golf - A Bernard Darwin Anthology (1976)
by Bernard Darwin, edited by Peter Ryde
Golf's greatest writer. A wide-ranging selection of 48 essays from 1912 to 1959, published on the 100th anniversary of Darwin's birth. Afterword by Donald Steel. Book 56 [649 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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On Learning Golf (1942)
by Percy Boomer
A classic instruction book explaining the swing in a unique way. Full of ideas, anecdotes and asides, this book is bound to entertain even the game's most advanced students. Afterword by Robert Cahill. Book 31 [357 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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Playing the Like (1934)
by Bernard Darwin
A collection of essays on history, courses, matches and the game's evolution, highlighted by superb biographical pieces on Braid, Taylor, Vardon, Tait, Hilton, Ball and Herd. Darwin at his best. Book 54 [2081 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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Scottish Golf and Golfers (1992)
by S.L. McKinlay
Scotland's finest journalist produced 500 golf essays from 1956-80 for the Glasgow Herald. Here are the best of those essays - a Scottish look at Scotland's own game. Afterword by Ken Cameron. Book 13 [322 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Architectural Side of Golf (1929)
by H.N. Wethered and T. Simpson
A masterpiece on golf architecture and perhaps the most thorough analysis of the strategic school of design. Simpson was a legendary architect and Wethered was a gifted writer. Book 40 [658 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Basic Golf Swing (1968)
by Bobby Jones, illustrated by Anthony Ravielli
Jones's legacy to future generations of golfers: detailed descriptions of his golf swing, a swing many feel was the best of all time. This book is flawless and you will not be able to put it down before putting a club in your hand. Afterword by Charles Yates. Book 33 [191 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922)
by P.G. Wodehouse
Here is the first collection of golf stories published by Wodehouse, one of the outstanding humorists of the twentieth century. Afterword by Sir Peter Allen. Book 45 [348 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Darwin Sketchbook (1991)
edited by Robert S. Macdonald
A selection of Darwin's incomparable portraits of the early champion golfers, including a brief autobiography. Afterword by William Campbell, the exemplary amateur Champion. Book 55 [146 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Duffer's Handbook (1926)
by Grantland Rice and Clare Briggs
Rice's text, rich with instruction fundamentals, and Briggs' famous cartoons make this perhaps the funniest book on golf. Afterword by Jim Murray. Book 41 [379 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Game of Golf (1896)
by Willie Park, Junr.
One of the most important golf books and a library's cornerstone. The first book by a playing professional, it marks the start of the positive change in the social standing of golf professionals. Book 34 [568 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Game's Afoot! An Anthology of Sports Games & the Open Air (1926)
edited by Bernard Darwin
A collection of the finest sportswriting from the prior 150 years, including a section on golf. These are the pioneers of modern sportswriting and reporting. Book 57 [864 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Great Women Golfers (1994)
A collection of the best writing by the best women authors, and other pieces about the best women golfers and women's golf in general. Afterword by Peggy Kirk Bell.
"My daughter, Wendy Ward, recently read your new book, 'The Great Women Golfers,' at a friend's house. It helped and inspired her to win the 1994 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship....You may certainly use my letter to promote this book and the Classics of Golf. This would be but a small thank you for the inspiration your book gave Wendy."
--Wanda I. Ward, San Antonio, Texas, 1994
[447 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Greatest Game of All (1969)
My Life In Golf
by Jack Nicklaus, with Herb Wind
Written when Nicklaus, at age 28, was already the greatest golfer in the world, it provides insight into his upbringing and how he pursued his golfing goals. Book 21 [583 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Happy Golfer (1997)
by Bernard Darwin, edited by Robert S. Macdonald
A collection of Bernard Darwin's best articles from The American Golfer magazine, 1922-1936. Book 58 [371 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Heart of a Goof (1926)
by P.G. Wodehouse
Wodehouse's second and last collection of golf stories. You will have no cosmic epiphanies when reading these nine tales, just pure unadulterated fun. Afterword by Michael M.Thomas. Book 46 [234 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Methods of Golf's Masters (1975)
by Dick Aultman and Ken Bowden
A study of the swings and personalities of the sixteen of the world's greatest players. Afterword by Peter Thomson. Book 35 [380 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Mystery of Golf (1908)
by Arnold Haultain
No one has come closer than Haultain to explaining the ultimate riddle of the game. Afterword by John Updike. Book 23 [376 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The US Open: Golf's Ultimate Challenge (1987)
by Robert Sommers
A wonderfully researched history of our greatest tournament presented in crisp, powerful prose. Afterword by Richard Taylor. Book 26 [111 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Venturi Analysis (1981)
A study of the techniques used by 28 famous golfers, from Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan to Lee Trevino and Ben Crenshaw, astutely analysed by player and commentator, Ken Venturi. Afterword by Ed Sneed. Book 36 [412 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Walter Hagen Story (1956)
by Walter Hagen with Margaret Heck
One of the game's most dashing and feared players, he is summed up in his most-remembered saying: " I never wanted to be a millionaire - I just wanted to live like one". Book 10 [965 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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Thirty Years of Championship Golf (1950)
The Life and Times of Gene Sarazen
by Gene Sarazen, with Herbert Warren Wind
This candid autobiography of the legendary golfer gives a fine account of golf during the 1920s and 30s. Afterword by Peter Ryde. Book 19 [678 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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A History of Golf (1955)
by Robert Browning
The finest general history of the game, particularly brilliant on the origins, growth and development of golf. Afterword by S. L. McKinlay Book 1 [468 in stock]
PRICE: $29.00
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A History of Golf in Britain (1952)
edited by Bernard Darwin
The finest British writers produced this definitive history of the game of golf, with Darwin, Henry Longhurst, Henry Cotton, Lord Brabazon, and others. Afterword by Robert Green Book 52 [196 in stock]
PRICE: $29.00
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