The Sentimental Golfer – Golf Poetry

THE SENTIMENTAL GOLFER 
THE driver — aye, I miss it much! 
One needs its strong assistance, 
As doth the cripple need his crutch. 
To win him any distance.




The cleek — a wondrous aid it adds 
Where slopes are smoothly grassy ; 
But give to me the brassey, lads. 
Because it rhymes with lassie ! 
The lofter — true, 'tis useful quite, 
To rise from dip or hollow; 
The iron — swung with main and might, 
A goodly stroke will follow. 
The mashie — he who well employs 
Belauds it, light or massy ; 
But give to me the brassey, boys. 
Because it rhymes with lassie ! 




Clinton Scollard, in Lyrics of the Links, published in 1921

Clinton Scollard (1860 – 1932) was a professor of English at Hamilton College, and a poet. He published some two dozen volumes of poetry.

Interestingly, he is credited for introducing the curve ball to college baseball.