If the courses on this side of the Atlantic fall far short of perfection, it must still be remembered that they are situated for the most part in regions where the average Briton would have despaired of ever making golf a possibility; and yet they do, in many cases, present a very fair test of the game.

The Improvement Of Inland Courses

And so the apotheosis of the inland course may be regarded as one of the great features of the development of golf in America up to the present time. The genius of the American people is naturally inclined toward haste and impatience. That is why so many links in this country have been laid out in such a way that they will have to be entirely remodeled from the very beginning before they can rank in the first class. On the other hand, when the true idea of the game is thoroughly grasped, there is no obstacle great enough to prevent speedy success in the perfecting of the unpromising material at hand. If New York and Chicago were suddenly transported to the desert of Arabia, I have not a doubt that they would in the space of twelve months be surrounded by a circle of excellent golf courses. You have, as a rule, merely to point out to an American Green Committee that a certain thing is necessary, and you may count upon getting it. And for that reason we have inland courses in America which come within measurable distance of some of the best seaside links.