Golf's Strangest Rounds: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of golf
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Golf's Strangest Rounds: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of golf
By (Author) Andrew Ward
HarperCollins Publishers
Portico
7th November 2018
2nd August 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of sport
True stories: general
796.35209
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
386g
Description
'The most eccentric golf book ever' Sports and Leisure Magazine
Golf's Strangest Rounds is an absorbing collection of bizarre tales from the lengthy annals of the sports history. There are stories of tragedy, eccentricity, tactical slipups and ones that defy categorization altogether meet Mysterious Montague, for example, of the worlds best golfers but a man who refused ever to compete in a tournament. Youll find plenty of golfing greats here Gene Sarazen, Chip Beck, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo all of whom have played their parts in irrational finishes, record rounds and famous freak shots. The tales within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true.
This brand new edition, redesigned in splendid hardback for 2018, is the perfect gift for any golf fanatic.
Word count: 45,000
Author Bio
Sports fanatic, journalist and inveterate chronicler of the weird, Andrew Ward is the author of Football's Strangest Matches, Cricket's Strangest Matches, Golf's Strangest Rounds, Bridge's Strangest Games and Horse Racing's Strangest Races.
