The Ultimate Golf Book: A History and a Celebration of the World's Greatest Game
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Book Overview
In this golfer's ultimate delight, Charles McGrath and David McCormick have compiled a unique combination of golf history and original essays by some of golf's greatest (and best-selling) writers and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:061814546X
ISBN13:9780618145461
Release Date:April 2002
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Length:272 Pages
Weight:2.98 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 9.4" x 10.9"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Can't Play, then can Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I have only had time to read a few of the many stories in this book, but the stories I've read have been excellent and I expect to be entertained in the future when for what ever reason I can't get out on the course.
Entertaining and a good read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
A great book for enthusiasts of golf history. Instead of laying out the story of the game in a linear fashion, the book is a series of essays along themes, among them "Scotland," "America," "Equipment," "The Early Tour Years," and "Television." Sprinkled in among the main chapters are personal essays by great writers of golf -- Rick Reilly, Dan Jenkins, Curt Sampson, Lee Eisenberg -- writing about subjects such as the golf pro, playing with better players, and the ideal golf hole. The book is breezy, entertaining, and full of great quotes about the simple joys and miseries of this wonderful game: "The hole, in essence, is a seductress that juggles a golfer's heart and sould by trading on greed and fear" and getting in touch with "another, better teacher -- the one inside you, the silent pro, who is just dying to be consulted, if only you would pay attention for a change."
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