Kylfingur - 01.01.1944, Page 63

KYLFINGUR
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GOLF
Eftivfarandi smágrein hefur Kylfingi borizt, fyrir milligöngu lir.
Jóns Eiríkssonar, skipstjóra. í greininni birtast kjamar úr ummælum
ýmsra merkra enskumælandi manna um golfi'ð og hefur hr. Sigursteinn
Magnússon, ræðismaSur í Edinborg, safnað þeim og þjappa'ð saman
eins og þau birtast hér í ritinu.
Golf is a science, the study of a lifetime, in which you
may exhaust yourself, but never your subject. It is a con-
test, a duel or a melee, calling for courage, skill, stratigy
and self control. It is a8 test of temper, a trial of honour, a
revealer of character. It affords a chance to ylay the man
and act the gentleman. It means going into God’s out-of-
dors, getting close to nature, fresh air, exercise, a swecp-
ing away of mental cobwebs, recreation of the tired tissues.
It is a cure for care, an antidote to worry.
It includes companionshiy with fríends, social inter-
course, opportunites for courtesy. kindliness and generoeity
to an opponent.
It promotes not only physical health, but mtoral forces.