{"product_id":"nine-holes-of-golf-david-jacobsen-9780692175125","title":"Nine Holes of Golf: Nine Wise and Witty Golf Essays -- from 1922","description":"Nine wise and witty essays on the game of golf originally published in 1922 that still ring true today. With subjects from golf attire to holes-in-one to \"dufferdome,\" these crisp and often funny essays help explain golf's historic appeal and will give every golfer a renewed appreciation of the game so many of us love to play. This new edition includes an introduction, notes on the author and illustrator, and footnotes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome Golf Gleanings from Royal Cortissoz: \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBook's Purpose\u003cem\u003eThe author vehemently disclaims any pretense to offering counsels of perfection.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Hole in One\u003cem\u003eMaking a hole in one is not an achievement at all, but an experience, such as falling in love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Water Hazard\u003cem\u003eYour true water hazard is a great call to courage, to the high spirit of the game.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGolf and Friendship\u003cem\u003eGolf is a matter of pure friendship-one reason more for designating it the king of games. The ideal partner is not determined for you by the caliber of his game or of your own. It is altogether a question of conversation-in a game which permits little-and of mutual sympathies and tastes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Golf Joke\u003cem\u003eThe joke that has to be carried over from one shot to the next is a contradiction in terms. It is not a joke. It is a tactless distraction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Devil and GolfIf the devil is perfectly at home on a golf-course it is doubtless because that place is so thoroughly well paved with good intentions. There can be no question as to his presence there. How, otherwise, are you to account for certain things that happen to golfers?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Jacobsen,Royal Cortissoz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692175121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692175125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Condor's Quill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.22d","brand":"David Jacobsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441212371199,"sku":"9780692175125","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8197c237-5db3-4860-8d9e-d7d3ea48c534.jpg?v=1777189455","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nine-holes-of-golf-david-jacobsen-9780692175125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}