Al Capone Was a Golfer
Hundred of Fascinating Facts from the World of Golf
Published on 31. May 2002
247 pages
978-1-60925-049-2 (ISBN)
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What is it about the game of golf that can cause otherwise normal folks to lose all perspective? More than one person has seen their loved one become consumed with the details of the quality of wood used in clubs, or the type of cleats on their shoes. What is it about the game of golf that can cause otherwise normal folks to lose all perspective? More than one person has seen their loved one become consumed with the details of the quality of wood used in clubs, the type of cleats on their shoes, the distance between their feet, and the direction of the wind, not to mention statistics, statistics, statistics. Featuring more than 500 facts about the sport that Paul Harvey describes as "a game in which you shout 'fore,' shoot six, and write down five." Readers learn that experts believe shepherds invented the game using their staffs to bat around stones and that 12 percent of all lightning fatalities happen on the golf course.
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Erin Barrett | Jack Mingo
Al Capone Was a Golfer
Hundreds of Fascinating Facts from the World of Golf
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06/2002
Conari Press,U.S.
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Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo have authored 20 books, including How the Cadillac Got Its Fins, The Couch Potato Guide to Life and the bestselling Just Curious Jeeves. They have written articles for many major periodicals including The New York Times, Salon, Reader's Digest, and The Washington Post and have generated more than 30,000 questions for trivia games and game shows such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Their website, which lists their "This Day in History" nationallysyndicated column.
Content
- Cover
- Al Capone was a Golfer
- A Word from the Authors
- 1. Golf Is...
- 2. Driving and Putting Through History
- 3. Golf by the Numbers
- 4. What's the Good Word?
- 5. It Takes Balls...and Some Clubs
- 6. Not Our Kind of People
- 7. Women Drivers
- 8. Golf Pros...and Cons
- 9. A Penalty for Your Thoughts
- 10. From the Greens to the Court
- 11. Fore-footed Friends
- 12. Are You a Player
- 13. Life According to Golf
- 14. A Course Is a Course, of Course, of Course
- 15. The Play's the Thing
- 16. Playing by the Rules
- 17. Celebrities Open
- 18. A Driving Love for the Game
- Acknowlegments
- Selected References
- About the Authors
- Back cover
