This book will teach you how to: keep your cool on the course by knowing the rules -- and etiquette -- of golf; master the Name of the Game: stroke play, match play, scramble, Nassau; get a grip, a stance, and a swing that will really work for you; create your own routine before you tee off; correct your slice, blast out of a bunker, and two-putt on every green; manage the elements: rainy weather, crosswinds, and the four seasons; choose an instructor,...

Collects writings about golf, including contributions from great writers, humorists, and essayists, including Thomas Boswell and George Plimpton, as well as historic action shots, posters, paintings, and magazine covers.

Happy Gilmore: Although Happy dreams of becoming a professional hockey player, he discovers that his hockey slap shot translates to an astonishing 400 yard tee shot. So when his grandmother loses her home to the IRS, Happy decides to earn the house back by joining the pro golf tour, bringing his ferocious temper and outlandish antics to the well-tended fairways. Before long, Happy is a media sensation, attracting crowds and news cameras wherever he...

Carl Hiaasen's hilarious confessional about returning to the fairways after a thirty-two-year absence.