The White Sulphur springs; the traditions, history, and social life of the Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs . thought of it before. But why not?The country was like a bit of the bonnie heather hillsof Scotland set like a jewel in the heart of the Alle-ghanies. Mr. Montague offered his place as the most con-venient and centrally located for the proposed two young Scotchmen from Dalvey were assistedby Grant and Montague. They all set to work, and,with the assistance of their farm hands and negroes,the course was Ideally laid out. It stands to-day amonument worthy of the most famous an
The White Sulphur springs; the traditions, history, and social life of the Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs . thought of it before. But why not?The country was like a bit of the bonnie heather hillsof Scotland set like a jewel in the heart of the Alle-ghanies. Mr. Montague offered his place as the most con-venient and centrally located for the proposed two young Scotchmen from Dalvey were assistedby Grant and Montague. They all set to work, and,with the assistance of their farm hands and negroes,the course was Ideally laid out. It stands to-day amonument worthy of the most famous and ambitiousof professionals who have laid out and developedwell-known courses throughout the world. The Mon-tague place was admirable for golf links, and, first Inthe States, was the sportiest to be had. Conditions were entirely different then. The cupsstill in the ground are cumbersome, thick, and heavierthan those used to-day. Clubs, too, have changedsomewhat, when the latest are compared with thosefirst used In the United States, and still In Mr. Mon-tagues possession. Solid brass was used in the con-. Ci. Golf at the White 361 struction of all the heads In the iron clubs, and thewooden heads of the drivers and brassies were longerand narrower than those now used. The balls brought over from Edinburgh were gutty,larger, and much heavier than ours and always sankin water. They had little or none of the bounce ofthe present-day ball. However, the Oakhurst playershave always insisted that they never got as much pleas-ure out of the game anywhere as at their own linkswith their old clubs and balls. Many and amusing were their experiences. Theywere looked upon by their neighbors and friends asvictims of an insane fad or hobby. They were thesubjects of great curiosity. One afternoon a tally-hoparty drove over from the hotel to call on the Mon-tague family. They alighted to find a game on. Theywatched the progress of the players over severalholes without comment. Finally, one of th
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