Category: Humour

Fore!

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Chapters

11. Part 11

"Sure you can!" said the Bish with enthusiasm. "One thing about you, Peacock, you're willing to learn, and when a man is willing to learn there is always hope for him. Never let...

17. Part 17

"I don't want the fellow's money," said he, "but Windy's entirely too fresh for a new member. A beating will do him good and make him humble. Eight clubs. If he brings me only t...

10. Part 10

"I couldn't have been half so tickled if I'd won it myself!" said he. "You see, you never won a cup before. I won one once--runner-up in the fifth flight over at San Gabriel. Ni...

5. Part 5

Ambrose drove; and a smothered gasp went up from the gallery. The ball had the speed of a bullet, as well as a perfect line; and, at first, I thought it would rise enough to ski...

8. Part 8

You may think that a grunt doesn't express an opinion, but as a matter of fact it's one of the most expressive monosyllables in any language. It can be made to mean almost anyth...

12. Part 12

We caught up with Colonel Jimmy at the eighteenth tee. The Colonel was in a better humour and was offering to give the chinless boy a stroke and play him double or quits on the...

15. Part 15

Once in a while he was allowed to win, for Poindexter and Sprott followed the system practised by other confidence men; but they never forgot to take his winnings away from him...

2. Part 2

I played my pitch shot, with plenty of back-spin on it, and stopped ten or twelve feet short of the hole. Wally played an instant later, a mashie shot intended to clear the trap...

16. Part 16

"Never mind the lesson," snapped Cottle. "I got out of school a long time ago. The bet is that I can leave my left arm in the clubhouse safe--stick it in my pocket--and trim you...

7. Part 7

"What do you mean--better luck next time?" demanded Waddles, but got no response. The Major had switched to his friend Fitzpatrick, and was chirping about rheumatism and gout an...

6. Part 6

Flashing now to a close-up of the scores for the qualifying round, there were two strange faces in the first sixteen--Cyril's and the Major's--and Cyril walked off with the cup...

14. Part 14

Coyne went on a still hunt for the Romeos, and found them at last, tucked away in the clothes closet of the spare room upstairs. This closet was a sort of catchall, as the close...

9. Part 9

"Zat so?" asked Bill carelessly, but Russell snatched a score card from his pocket. Instantly his whole manner changed. The sullen look left his face; his eyes sparkled; he smiled.

3. Part 3

"Members of the Greens Committee and one other"--and here he looked at Hamilton, whose face showed that he had not forgotten the unclassified hog--"we are here this evening to a...

13. Part 13

"I don't want to rub it in, or anything," said Parkes apologetically; "but I've got a right to swell up a little. You'll admit that. I didn't think I had a chance when we starte...

1. Part 1

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4. Part 4

According to the rules governing team play in our Association, each club is represented by five men, contesting from scratch and without handicaps of any sort. In the past, two...

18. Part 18

A man may play nine strokes in a hazard, but he hates to admit it. Adolphus grunted and withdrew to the other side of the pit, from which point he watched Windy morosely. With v...