Golf, like measles, should be caught young...

These stories are linked by a common narrator, and all concern themselves with love-specifically, the gaining or losing of love via the infuriating game of golf. Mr. Cuthbert Banks, who recently won the French Open, can't get his beloved Adeline to so much as look his way, as she is a literary type, more smitten with the local bad author. But when a famous Russian novelist comes to lecture the literary society, and wants nothing to do with Adeline's bad author, but heaps praise upon the golfer Cuthbert, Adeline's heart warms to him, and all is right in the world.

One golfer loses his fiance when he take up golf late in life and just can't stop thinking about the game-on the eve of his wedding. The fiance, needless to say, is glad to leave him to his golf. One golfing woman attempts to kill (with her niblick) her golfing husband, who just won't stop talking during the game. (He survives, and is cured of his garrulousness.) Other loves succeed or fail, steered by the vagaries of that tiny little white ball.

These stories will amuse and gladden all golfers, and also will entertain those unfortunate enough to have fallen in love with a golfer.

Russian translation

• Bit' budet Katbert by A.Azov: 2004

Characters

The Oldest Member — Pipe-smoking story teller who narrates this series
Young Man — Wanting to give up golf before hearing the story
J. Cuthbert Banks — Ardent young golfer in love with Adeline
(Aunt Emily) Mrs. Willoughby Smethurst — President of Wood Hills Literary and Debating Society who loathes golfers and brings culture to the area by way of guest lecturers
Adeline Smethurst — Emily's visiting niece who is loved by Devine and Banks
Raymond Parsloe Devine — Young novelist who is a member of the Literary Society. Loves Adeline.
Vladimir Brusiloff — Famous Russian novelist who lectured at Wood Hills and is a golfer who admires Cuthbert. Favorite authors are Wodehouse and Tolstoy.

Russian translation

• K chemu vlyublyat'sya gol'fistu? by S.Demina, D.Pritykin: 2008

Characters

The Oldest Member — Narrator
Peter Willard — Todd's golfing friend who is a poor player
James Todd — Willard's golfing friend who is a poor player
Grace Forrester — Loved by Willard and Todd until they find out she doesn't like golf
Freddie Woosley — Member of the golf club

Russian translation

• Smeshannaya trojka by by E. Dobrokhotova-Maikova: 2006

Characters

The Oldest Member — Narrator
The Young Man — To whom the Oldest Member relates this story
J. Mortimer Sturgis — 38 year old amiable fellow with private means who collected porcelain vases and took up golf to surprise Betty
Betty Weston — 25 year old friend of the Oldest Member engaged to Mortimer but loves Eddie
Eddie Denton — Mortimer's best friend who is an explorer and finally marries Betty

Russian translation

• Razluchennye serdtsa by S.Nikonov: 2006

Characters

The Oldest Member — Narrator continuing the story of Sturgis
The Young Man
Mortimer Sturgis — A 42 year old golfing fanatic
Mabel Somerset — Blue-eyed, golden haired girl who falls in love and marries Sturgis. Her cousin Mary is a Ladies Golf Champ while Mabel is Ladies Open Croquet champion.

Russian translation

• Chudesnoe istselenie Dzhordzha Makintosha by A.Pritykina, D.Pritykin: 2008

Characters

The Oldest Member — Narrator who plays a game with Celia and tells the story of a great talking golfer
The Young Man — To whom the story is told
Herbert Pobsley — Great talker while playing with the Young Man
George Mackintosh — Handsome young golfer who talked incessantly while playing. Loves Celia.
Celia Tennant — Loves George and hits him with a club to stop him from being an eloquent talker

Russian translation

• Ispytanie gol'fom by A.Pritykina, D.Pritykin: 2008

Characters

The Oldest Member — Narrator friend of Mr. Paterson who tells of losing temper at golf
Mitchell Holmes — Worked for Mr. Paterson and can imitate a bulldog fighting a Peke. Has a temper only while playing golf.
Millicent Boyd — Engaged to Mitchell
Alexander Paterson — President of Paterson Dyeing and Refin- ing Company who has a treasurership opening in his company Decides to have a game with Holmes and Dixon to see who gets it.
Rupert Dixon — Unpleasant rival to Holmes

Russian translation

• Dlinnaya lunka by S.Nikonov: 2006

Characters

The Young Man
The Oldest Member — Narrates a story about a rule-book golfer
Ralph Bingham — Handsome golfing rival to Jukes and loves Amanda
Arthur Jukes — Handsome golfing rival to Bingham and loves Amanda
Amanda Trivett — Loved by Bingham and Jukes but already has a fiance
Rupert Bailey — Old friend of the Oldest Member who acts as judge with the Oldest Member for the contest

Russian translation

• Akhillesova pyata by A.Pritykina, D.Pritykin: 2006

Characters

The Oldest Member — Narrator of a story on the betting on golf. Alumnus of Cambridge and Jopp's secretary.
Vincent Jopp — American millionaire divorced three times and can do anything he puts his mind to
Amelia Merridew — Provisionally engaged to Jopp but loves another
Sandy McHoots — Winner of the British and American Open who taught Jopp
Mrs. Luella Mainprice Jopp — Former wife who talks babytalk to her Peke
Mrs. Jane Jukes Jopp — Former wife belonging to the horsey-sporting set
Mrs. Agnes Parsons Jopp — Former wife who is a hypochondriac

Russian translation

• Muzhskoj kharakter by A.Pritykina, D.Pritykin: 2006

Characters

The Oldest Member — Narrates a story telling why women should take up golf while drinking a seltzer and lemon
The Young Man — Engaged to Genevieve
Ramsden Waters — Timid young golfer but forceful when actually playing it. Loves Eunice.
Eunice Bray — Beautiful woman who marries Ramsden
Wilberforce Bray — Eunice's younger brother
Marcella Bingley — Good golfer in competition with Ramsden and Eunice
George Perkins — Marcella's golfing partner

Russian translation

• Kak nachinalsya Gouf by A.Pritykina, D.Pritykin: 2006

Characters

King Merolchazzar of Oom — Learns to play golf
The Grand Vizier
High Priest of Νερ — One of the 67 gods
Royal Gardener — Scotsman who teaches the King golf on the Linx
Ascobaruch — The King's half brother, a sinister man