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Golf Books in the Public Domain
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There are a lot of great books from around the turn of the century from golfers like Harold Hiltion, James Braid, and Harry Vardon that are now in the public domain. Google has scanned a lot of these so that anyone can download them straight to their computer. Here is a list of all of the great ones I know of, along with their links:
1. Modern Golf, by Harold Hilton:
-Hilton won the British Am 4 times, the British Open twice, and the US Am once
2. The New Golf, by P.A. Vaile
3. The Mystery of Golf, Arnold Haultain
4. The Soul of Golf, by P.A. Vaile
5. The Art of Putting, Walter Travis
-Travis won 16 big amateur events, including 3 US Am's and a British Am
6. Golf from Two Sides, By Roger and Joyce Wethered
7. Golf Facts for Young People, by Francis Ouimet
-Ouimet was the winner of the now famous 1913 US Open, as an amateur
8. Golf, by WT Linskill
9. Great Golfers, by George Beldam and Harold Hilton
10. Chick Evans' Golf book
11. Advanced Golf, by James Braid
-Braid was 5 time winner of Open championship
12. Traver's Golf Book
-Travers won the US Open, 4 US Amateurs, and many other big Am tournaments
13. The Gate to Golf, by J. Douglas Edgar
-J Douglas Edgar won 2 Canadian Opens, along with the French Open. His 1919 victory at the Canadian Open still stands as a record for the highest margin of victory- 16 shots.
14. The Golf Book of East Lothian by John Kerr
15. Success at golf, by Harry Vardon
-Vardon won a total of 6 British Opens, a record
16. Golf Simplified, by Dave Hunter
17. Picture Analysis of Golf Strokes, by Jim Barnes
-21 PGA tour wins, 2 PGA championships, 1 US Open, 1 Open Championship
18. Golf, by Horace Gordon Hutchinson
19. Golf, by Garden Grant Smith
20. The World of Golf, by Garden Smith
21. The Complete Golfer, by Harry Vardon
