Wise Words for Golfers: A Dazzling Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, & Gems of Wisdom from the Royal & Ancient Game Book

Filled with the wit and wisdom of pros, amateurs, the famous, and the infamous - from Ben Hogan to Jack Nicklaus, from Alistair Cooke to Bob Hope, from Winston Churchill to Billy Graham - Wise Words for Golfers is a sparkling anthology that offers a unique insight into the world's most frustrating and rewarding game.

Concannon cleverly mixes literary insights from some of the game's greatest writers with little-known but astonishing facts, quirky illustrations, and quotes from golfers around the world. There is wise - and not so wise - advice from revered champions ("Golf is a way of testing ourselves while enjoying ourselves" - Arnold Palmer), skeptics ("Golf is a good walk spoiled" - Mark Twain), and those for whom golf is just huge fun ("On one hole I'm like Arnold Palmer, and on the next like Lilli Palmer" - Sean Connery).

We learn about taking advice from the gurus, the mental and money side of golf, and the ecstasy and the exasperation that it produces. Other themes include the art of matchplay golf, royal players, equipment, caddies and courses. Concannon also delves into the history of the game and reports its banning by worried Scottish monarchs in the fifteenth century and its initial failure to catch on in the USA.

Whether you believe golf to be the finest game in the world, or think of it as "a good walk spoiled", "strenuous idleness" (William Wordsworth), or simply "like love" (Roberto de Vincenzo), or - even worse - you've entertained all these thoughts in the course of a single round, this book is for you.

Author Biography: DALE CONCANNON is among the best-known golf writers working today. A former PGA professional, he is also acknowledged as a foremost authority on early golf history. A contributor to international magazines such as Golf World and Golf Monthly, he is a long-time collector of golfing literature dating back to the nineteenth century. His previous books include Golfing Bygones, Golf: The Early Days, From Tee to Green, The Round of My Life, and Golf: A Photographic History.