“I have, myself, full confidence that if all GOLFERS do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our Royal and Ancient Game of Golf Game. The only time to ride is when we ride out the storm of war as The Walkers, and to outlive the menace of tyranny (Riders), if necessary for years, if necessary alone.
At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of every true and honest Golfer-every man of them. That is the will of the Walking Golfers who want to play Golf.
The Golfing Empire and all Golfing Republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death their native game, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength.
Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo No Walking Courses and all the odious apparatus of Carting rule, we shall not flag or fail.
We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in the R&A
we shall fight on the Links and Island courses,
we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air (with a roll back ball), we shall defend our Game, whatever the cost may be,
we shall fight on the courses along the beaches,
we shall fight on the in land courses,
we shall fight in the Bars and in the Restaurants,
we shall fight in the hills courses;
we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, our Game or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the Course Etiquette , would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth realises it’s lazy and un-golfing game is devoid of taste let alone tests and seeks to rescue itself to help the liberation of the old ways.”