101 Fascinating Golf Facts (eBook)

David McPherson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
296 Seiten
Dundurn Press (Verlag)
978-1-4597-5430-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Tee off your season with 101 delightful trivia on the greatest game.Did you know a Canadian coined the term "e;mulligan"e; - a noun meaning "e;do-over"e; - which many recreational golfers take on the first tee after an errant drive? Or that the creators of one of the greatest board games ever, Trivial Pursuit, also built a devilish golf course north of Toronto? How about this fact: the world's most expensive public golf course will set you back $1,000 to play just one round. Here's one more: Scotland, where golf was invented in the Middle Ages, later banned the sport - not just once, but three times.In 101 Fascinating Golf Facts, author, historian, and award-winning golf journalist David McPherson shares these stories and 97 more fascinating and fun tales that illustrate the sport's rich history, entertaining both golf lovers and trivia buffs alike.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.2.2025
• Reihe/Serie: 101 Fascinating Facts
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Golf
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Alice Cooper • Arnold Palmer • Babe Zaharias • Ben Hogan • Bobby Jones • Bogey • Byron Nelson • Chi-Chi Rodrigues • exclusive golf courses • Fashion • Gary Player • golf balls • golf clubs • golf courses • golf equipment • Golf Facts • golf gear • golf history • golf stories • Guinness World Records • Hole-in-one • island greens • Jack Nicklaus • john daly • LPGA • Moe Norman • Moon • Mulligan • PGA Tour • Rules • Scotland • space • St. Andrews • the masters • Tiger Woods • Trivial pursuit • U.S. Presidents • Willie Nelson
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-5430-1 / 1459754301
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-5430-0 / 9781459754300