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Golf's All-Time Firsts, Mosts, Leasts, and a Few Nevers
Al Barkow
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Description for Golf's All-Time Firsts, Mosts, Leasts, and a Few Nevers
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: WDKX; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Here is the ultimate golf reference book, meant to feed golfers’ insatiable hunger for the statistics and trivia of their game. This book answers such burning questions as who broke the most clubs during a single temper tantrum (Lefty Stackhouse, 14) and the rationale behind 18 holes (it was completely arbitrary). From the sublime to the ridiculous, these fun facts will thoroughly entertain from tee to green.
Here is the ultimate golf reference book, meant to feed golfers’ insatiable hunger for the statistics and trivia of their game. This book answers such burning questions as who broke the most clubs during a single temper tantrum (Lefty Stackhouse, 14) and the rationale behind 18 holes (it was completely arbitrary). From the sublime to the ridiculous, these fun facts will thoroughly entertain from tee to green.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781589796768
SKU
V9781589796768
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Al Barkow
Al Barkow is a veteran golf journalist and author of over a dozen books on the sport. The 2005 recipient of the PGA's Lifetime Achievement Award, he lives in Albany, California.
Reviews for Golf's All-Time Firsts, Mosts, Leasts, and a Few Nevers
Leave it to the unsinkable Barkow to come up with a lighter-than-air collection of the game's trivia that seamlessly floats from the esoteric to the essential.
Golf.com Golf's All-Time Firsts, Mosts, Leasts, and a Few Nevers will prepare you to win any bar bet you'll ever enter about golf. Here [Barkow] has compiled what may be the best cheat sheet to date for any golf trivia contest.
Library Journal
Barkow has included lesser-known and obscure nuggets and oddities. . . . For true trivia fans, the book is a goldmine.
Les Schupak
The Met Golfer
“A…title that captures every aspect of this enjoyable compilation of statistics and little-known facts about the game of golf” “Barkow is no stranger to the golf industry. He’s written for Golf Digest, Gold World, Links Magazinem Golf Tips Magazine, and a host of other publications. He’s published a dozen golf related books.” “In the first 173 pages of Golf’s all-time Firsts Barkow digs deep into the record books to come up with some interesting facts.” “Readers could spend hours sitting at the 19th hold with Al Barkow’s interesting read. In addition, the last few pages of the book contain a personal record area for the book;s owner. You too can record your personal firsts, mosts, leasts, and nevers.”
RV Life
Golf.com Golf's All-Time Firsts, Mosts, Leasts, and a Few Nevers will prepare you to win any bar bet you'll ever enter about golf. Here [Barkow] has compiled what may be the best cheat sheet to date for any golf trivia contest.
Library Journal
Barkow has included lesser-known and obscure nuggets and oddities. . . . For true trivia fans, the book is a goldmine.
Les Schupak
The Met Golfer
“A…title that captures every aspect of this enjoyable compilation of statistics and little-known facts about the game of golf” “Barkow is no stranger to the golf industry. He’s written for Golf Digest, Gold World, Links Magazinem Golf Tips Magazine, and a host of other publications. He’s published a dozen golf related books.” “In the first 173 pages of Golf’s all-time Firsts Barkow digs deep into the record books to come up with some interesting facts.” “Readers could spend hours sitting at the 19th hold with Al Barkow’s interesting read. In addition, the last few pages of the book contain a personal record area for the book;s owner. You too can record your personal firsts, mosts, leasts, and nevers.”
RV Life