Often trivial, sometimes witty, though occasionally quite terse,these suggestions - and the replies from the club secretaries -provide an entertaining insight into social change over the yearsand show how golfers' priorities have altered. We no longer leaveour bicycles in the Smoking Room, nor do we request that thebrake meets the 9.30 a.m. train. And as for the price and qualityof a glass of port or the smartness of the caddies' shoes, thesematters of concern would be comically out of place in today'sworld, but their inclusion here is revealing of the axes groundby golfers of the past. By contrast, the modern-day entries inthe suggestion books are more concerned with handicaps,competitions and winter rules. Lifetime golfers and members ofthe Senior Golfers' Society Duncan Ferguson and John Wilson havedrawn upon club suggestion books from all over the country tocompile this snapshot portrait of golf club life.

Withentertaining illustrations by John Raymer and a foreword by thelate Bill Deedes, The Suggestion Book is a must for all clubgolfers who, whatever their age, background or handicap, willsurely appreciate the peculiar charm of the entries within.