...quitted after ten holes and went down and sat at the beach with M-, Kay, and Mrs. Newton.
Tuesday July 20th 1909
Pouring rain all morning. In the afternoon it rained for about an hour then cleared up. After tea I went to the links just to fool around for a bit. After I had driven about three balls, an Englishman with a caddy hailed me and asked me if I’d play a round with him. I agreed, and as there was a great crowd on the first tea we started on the 14th, he started out very badly and I won the first two holes but then he bucked up and played splendidly. On about the 16th hole he remarked to me, “ I say, don’t call me sir, I’m a soldier, my name ...