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A bumper bag of humorous anecdotes and amusing tales from golf's best-loved personalities that proves golf is a funny old game - birdies, bunkers and all!
Read hilarious stories covering everything from caddies to the clubhouse by the game's all-time great characters, including Peter Alliss, Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Sam Torrance and Ian Woosnam. Enjoy the humour of legendary players such as Seve Ballesteros, Tony Jacklin, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods, as they share the funny side of playing in the Open Championship and the Ryder Cup. Laugh-out-loud at celebrity golfers Bruce Forsyth and Michael Parkinson's rib-tickling anecdotes about pro-am tournaments.
THE WIT OF GOLF is a wonderful collection of jokes, stories and anecdotes, perfect for any golf fan.
About the Author
Barry Johnston is the author of biographies of Kenneth Horne and of his father, Brian Johnston. He also runs Barn Productions and has produced more than eighty audiobooks including the number one bestsellers AN EVENING WITH JOHNNERS and THE WIT OF CRICKET.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Sometime hilarious, sometimes merely amusing, this book is divided into chapters covering different aspects of the game or different events, although the groupings seem to be arbitrary.
I like the piece where Fanny Sunesson can't quite get her pronunciation right and says bristols instead of bristles - but I think she won the exchange with Nick Faldo that followed. I also found it amusing (though absolutely right) that John Daly put his sponsors' needs ahead of President Clinton's following his win at St Andrews. There is also the story of a golfer who sent a shot into the rough. Wearing spikes hadn't ensured the accuracy of the shot. The golfer went to where the ball was and accidentally trod on a baby rabbit hiding in the undergrowth. The rabbit protested strongly - those spikes were painful, but the rabbit recovered.
You definitely need to have an interest in golf to enjoy this book, but it's the kind of book that you can dip in and out of whenever you have a spare moment.
I like the piece where Fanny Sunesson can't quite get her pronunciation right and says bristols instead of bristles - but I think she won the exchange with Nick Faldo that followed. I also found it amusing (though absolutely right) that John Daly put his sponsors' needs ahead of President Clinton's following his win at St Andrews. There is also the story of a golfer who sent a shot into the rough. Wearing spikes hadn't ensured the accuracy of the shot. The golfer went to where the ball was and accidentally trod on a baby rabbit hiding in the undergrowth. The rabbit protested strongly - those spikes were painful, but the rabbit recovered.
You definitely need to have an interest in golf to enjoy this book, but it's the kind of book that you can dip in and out of whenever you have a spare moment.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The recipient of this gift loved it and was in hysterics listening to it, lots of well known voices, a great gift, well received.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought The Wit of golf book for a friend as a gift,I had a sneeky peek and found it to be very funny in parts.I dont think a golfing virgin would appreciate the (wit)in it.my friend thought it was very good and easy reading.
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