Publisher's Synopsis
The 1929 Ryder Cup at Moortown, near Leeds, was the first ever played in Britain, and it was there that the 16-year-old Ernest Hargreaves, wearing his immaculately-pressed school uniform, simply went up to the great American, Walter Hagen, who had just arrived in his Rolls-Royce, picked up his bag and caddied for him for the duration of the tournament. Thus began an association between Hargreaves and some of the great champions of golf which was to last for three decades. After Moortown, Hagen invited him to caddie for him during the Open at Muirfield, where he won his fourth Open title, following which he presented Hargreaves with the whole of the #100 prize-money.;By 1934, Ernest had moved on and was working for Henry Cotton, the legendary British golfer, combining caddying duties - mainly for Cotton's notorious wife, "Toots" - with those of valet and factotum. Over the next 20 years he came to know Cotton well, witnessed all his golfing triumphs around the world, and even performed with him in his music-hall act at the Coliseum.;In this book, Ernest recalls his years with Hagen and Cotton, and the many facets of Cotton's personality, his like and dislikes, his golfing style and his way of life. The anecdotes and recollections evoke a golden, bygone era of golf, an uncommercialized game blessed with colourful, mostly amateur, champions.
