Chapter 16

COMPETITION PLAY 177

Its difficulties--Nerves are fatal--The philosophic spirit--Experience and steadiness--The torn card--Too much hurry to give up--A story and a moral--Indifference to your opponent's brilliance--Never slacken when up--The best test of golf--If golf were always easy--Cautious play in medal rounds--Risks to be taken--The bold game in match play--Studying the course--Risks that are foolishly taken--New clubs in competitions--On giving them a trial--No training necessary--As to the pipe and glass--How to be at one's best and keenest--On playing in the morning--In case of a late draw--Watch your opponents.