The Art of Coarse Golf [Paperback]

Michael Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1996 | Series: The Art of Coarse

Easy to recognize, but dangerous to approach too closely, the coarse golfer is the one who normally goes from tee to green without touching the fairway... the one who has to shout 'Fore' when he putts. This book will delight aficionados everywhere.

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"'It's hard to know which to admire more: Mr Green's fund of anecdotes, or his cheerful advice on how to get by, if not on top, without really trying.' Sunday Times"

About the Author

Michael Green's books can be considered contemporary classics - his devastating advice on a wide range of activities from acting to Rugby Union has established The Art of Course as part of the language. The series has sold over a million copies around the world, been translated into several languages, and adapted for the stage and television. John Jenson was born in Australia, the son of an artist. He has been the regular political cartoonist for the Sunday Telegraph, and frequently contributed to Punch.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Robson Books (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861050038
• ISBN-13: 978-1861050038
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,692,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, even to a non-golfer, May 26, 2010

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Colin Povey "cpovey" (Clearwater, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Coarse Golf (Paperback)

Simply one of the funniest books I have ever read.

It is hard to write humor-I know, I have tried. And it is even harder to makes golf funny to a non-golfer like me.

But this books succeeds, in spades. While I am not a golfer, I had trouble reading some sections, as my eyes were tearing so from laughing. I also highly recommend his "Art of Coarse Sailing".

Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny if you know anything about golf, April 13, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art of Coarse Golf (Hodder Headline Audio) (Audio Cassette)

I only ever played one round of golf, persuaded to join a day out for the whole office. My equally incompetent opponent and I had a competitive match until he stopped counting his score so I won the match with a score of 270 although I might have won even if he'd kept his score till the end. My reward for this dubious victory was to be presented with the first edition of this book when I eventually left the company. It's not difficult to see why this book was chosen for me.

The author takes an amusing look at all the things that can and do go wrong on a golf course. The opening chapter describes an episode in which a wayward drive sends a ball on to the nearby road and into the window of a passing lorry, leading to a very amusing sequence of events.

There is a particularly funny, albeit politically incorrect, episode about two women golfers. The basis of this chapter is that bad golfers spend a lot of time in the rough but that while men just want to get their ball back into play, women can actually enjoy this aspect of the game as it gives them the chance to study the local wildlife. Sometimes a wayward drive takes them into a wood full of primroses or bluebells. At other holes, they have a chance to study nesting birds.

The author asserts that men interpret the rules (such as moving unplayable balls) to suit themselves. Of course, these players are never going to be good enough to play in an event with an official to enforce the rules correctly.

There are many other amusing events in this book covering water hazards, course etiquette (or lack thereof), golf handicap ratings and equipment. Some bad golf strokes are given names - the knurdle, the jobble and the rigor mortis among them.

While this is a fairly short book, it is hilarious from start to finish if you know anything about golf played by normal people - a world away from the professional stuff.