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Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin CBE JP (7 September 1876 − 18 October 1961) a grandson of the British naturalist Charles Darwin, was a golf writer and high-standard amateur golfer. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Learn about the life and work of Bernard Darwin, the first and finest golf writer, who was also a distinguished amateur player and a relative of Charles Darwin. Read his essays on golf events, courses, and players, such as his account of Francis Ouimet's 1913 U.S. Open victory.
The grandson of Charles Darwin and himself a writer, sagacious and charming, BERNARD DARWIN was for four decades the golf correspondent for The Times and one of the best amateurs in the...
Bernard Darwin was the golf game's most revered writer. He was a prominent authority on Charles Dickens and was the editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
Bernard Darwin (1876-1961) was a grandson of Charles Darwin and a prolific writer on golf. He also captained the British golf team in the first Walker Cup match in America and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club.
Occupation: Accomplished amateur golfer, lawyer, golf & cricket writer, and authority on Charles Dickens. Turned Pro: n/a. Roll of Honour. Walker Cup player (1922). British Amateur semi-finalist (1909, '21). Captain of the Royal & Ancient GC (1934). World Golf Hall of Fame (inducted in 2005).
Bernard Darwin was a highly capable amateur golfer, he featured in the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team in 1922 and had 26 appearances in the British Amateur, reaching the semi final twice.
