A humorous look at the world of golf recounts the experiences and anecdotes of several noted golfing celebrities while offering advice on how to perfect various official--and unofficial--techniques. Reprint. PW. LJ. AB. K.
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Waggoner ( The Traveling Golfer ) is a devotee, but not a master of the links. Unlike many of his fellow hackers, however, he can laugh at his limitations (albeit bitterly at times), making his book highly entertaining. The first half is devoted to the pros, the second to the duffers. Waggoner pays homage to Arnold Palmer, who helped lure him onto the course; laments the current paucity of such towering talents as Jones or Hogan or Palmer or Nicklaus; and shows how difficult it is, both emotionally and economically, to be a fringe pro. Turning to life among the hackers, he discusses the art of throwing the club after a bad shot and reviews his sessions with a zen-oriented teacher. Waggoner recalls his first attempt to play the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland (his score was a lousy 101), in what should fittingly have been the last chapter, but it is followed by an anticlimactic one. Nonetheless, the book is a lot of fun.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Waggoner has done what every golfer dreams of doing: he has written a book on his favorite sport. The book is divided into 18 "holes." The first nine deal with Waggoner's view of professional golfers, from the perspective not of a journalist but a fan walking the course with the entourage. The second nine "holes" deal with the author's own experiences on the links, mixing light instruction with humorous anecdotes. Most entertaining is his chapter on the art of throwing a club: "A golfer who claims he has never... thrown a golf club is like a candidate for president under fifty years old who swears he has never... smoked a little grass." Waggoner has presented every true golf fan with a new best friend that can be read many times over with delight.
- Jeffrey Gay, Bridgewater P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Jeffrey Gay, Bridgewater P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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