Lost Balls: Great Holes, Tough Shots, and Bad Lies (Hardcover)

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Charles Lindsay's photographs offer a humorous and inquisitive foray into the hazards where golf balls are lost--rough, woods, bunkers, and wetlands--as well as unexpected encounters with wildlife on and off the green. An avid golfer with plenty of experience losing balls, Lindsay photographs his way to the heart of the game with a light touch and an eye for telling details. In the process, he discovers balls ravaged by golfers, gators, and foxes--and lost for over a century.

Lindsay even encounters what is believed to be the world's oldest golf ball--unearthed in a cellar in the Netherlands alongside a primitive club.

The photographs were taken at celebrated courses in North America, England, Scotland, and Ireland: Pebble Beach, Bandon Dunes, Bethpage, Fossil Trace, Troon, St. Andrews, Royal St. Georges, Ballybunion, Old Head, and many others.

The foreword by John Updike is a celebration of golf and nature and where the two meet. A humorous story by golf giant Greg Norman rounds out the book.

About the Author

John Updike is a prolific novelist, essayist, poet, critic, and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. An avid golfer, he lives in Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch; First Edition edition (May 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821261851
• ISBN-13: 978-0821261859
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #999 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost Balls and Other Bad Lies, October 1, 2005

By	William G. Shea "Sailin' Man" (beautiful coastal Maine) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

WONDERFUL book for golfers... or as a gift to golfers. Photos are crisp and lovely, lies are unimaginable and even inconceivable! Makes those of us who do NOT play golf wonder why others do, and should make golfers offer prayers of thanks that they have never, never had shots to play like these...

Wonderfully fast shipment of pristine condition books!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than "How To Line Up Your 4th Putt", April 16, 2005

By	Doug Anderson (Palm Beach, Florida USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Charlie Lindsay is an irreverant guy with an unfailing eye. He sees what others don't and makes you grin for the joy of discovery he has had with his camera out in nature searching for the bizarre and wonderful on and around the golf course.

Be it a golf ball tucked neatly under a "meadow muffin" or a pair of golf shoes hanging from a tombstone, be prepared for a visual feast where golf and golf courses are the metaphor.

What a treat. What a great gift!! I've sent a dozen already and it's early in the day.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost Balls- a great photgraphic journey, May 2, 2005

By	Dr. Alan J. King (North Dakota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Charles Lindsay has captured the true soul of golf with this photographic journey through some of the most interesting places in the world. This book is perfect for the person who truely loves and understands the game of golf. His combination of humor and photographic genius make this a wonderfully entaining book for anyone who has ever played the game. I hope there is a sequel.