The Gate To Golf by J. Douglas Edgar Presentation copy inscribed & signed by the author on the front free end paper thus: "With very best wishes to two people who will get the best out of everything !!! J Douglas Edgar"; "First published in this edition: 1982" by James Douglas Edgar - the original having been published in 1920, Foreword by James Douglas Edgar, grandson of J. D. Edgar I, 61pp., text generally in decent order, slight staining/spotting/foxing/rubbing to the page extremities at the very top, side & bottom, heavy bumping & rubbing to board corners & to the top & bottom of the spine, less so to the, bottom & sides of boards, bumping & rubbing to the front top & bottom left hand/rear top & bottom right hand sides & corners (most noticeably to the rear top right hand side), elsewhere both boards a bit marked, the dust jacket is creased & heavily marked. James Douglas Edgar (30 September 1884 – 8 August 1921) was an English professional golfer and golf writer. Edgar was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He won the French Open in 1914. He coached the young player Tommy Armour, who became a prominent professional after 1920; Armour later praised Edgar as having helped him the most. The legendary Harry Vardon stated that Edgar was on his way to becoming a player who could surpass everyone. Edgar won the Canadian Open in 1919 at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club by a record 16 strokes (a winning margin which still stands for a PGA Tour event), and came back the next year to win that title again. He lost the 1920 PGA Championship, one of golf's majors, in a match play final to Jock Hutchison. During 1919–20, Edgar was among the top players in the world. Edgar wrote a golf book entitled The Gate to Golf, based on his discoveries made in England. Edgar had an ailing hip which he could not turn freely. Through experimentation, he found that a restricted hip turn still allowed a repeatable swing with excellent power and control. This book proved to have significant impact on golf instruction, right up to the present time. Edgar's death was mysterious. He was found late at night on an Atlanta street, bleeding heavily from a deep wound in his leg, and died in the street before any trained help could arrive. The case was turned over to police but never solved. He left a wife and two children in England. In an article published in Sports Illustrated in April 2010, writer Steve Eubanks wrote that Edgar was having an affair with a married Atlanta woman, and that this likely played a central role in Edgar's death. Will ship by Royal Mail 1st Class Signed for, well packaged. (£5.39/b/room/un)