... become extensively popular in a country with so much nervous electricity in the air. I heartily wish that this half-prophecy may prove utterly mistaken, for no better relief to overcharged nerves and wearied brains has ever been devised than a well-matched "twosome" or the more social "foursome;" and the fact that golf gently exercises all the muscles of the body and can be played at all ages from eight to eighty gives it a unique place among outdoor games. ... — The Land of Contrasts - A Briton's View of His American Kin • James Fullarton Muirhead
... fun in any game is beating someone else! The big kick in golf is in winning over the other guy in a twosome." ... — Anything You Can Do ... • Gordon Randall Garrett