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"Golf—an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle."
–unknown
These days you can play a round on the ice flows in the Arctic, in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq and on the plains of Africa. The rich history of the sport has produced a wealth of screwball, outlandish and just plain weird tales:
- Golf was invented in Scotland over 500 years ago, but the Chinese claim a similar game as far back as 943 AD
- In a three-day span on a course in Wales, a mother, father and son each made a hole-in one; the odds of this feat are at least 10,000,000 to one
- The Toonik Tyme Festival in Nunavut features a nine-hole golf tournament on sea ice with fluorescent balls and parka-clad golfers at temperatures of –50˚C
- Lee Trevino, one of golf’s most successful and popular players, was hit by lightning twice
- Four-time long-drive champion Jason Zuback once drove a golf ball over 700 yards on an airport runway
- Nobby Owens traveled on the Concorde to play 18 holes of golf in London, New York and Los Angeles—all in the same day
- Eight of the world’s oldest golf clubs owned by the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland are worth at least $5 million.
And more…
| Price: |
$14.95 
$14.95 |
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| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-897277-25-6 |
| ISBN-10: |
1-897277-25-3 |
| Page Count: |
224 |
| Dimensions: |
5.25" x 8.25" |
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