A line o' gowf or two

By Bert Leston Taylor

Golf promises order: choose the right club, perfect the swing, obey the rules. Yet the ball, the body and the temper repeatedly refuse to co-operate. This comic collection turns that familiar contest into a succession of sharp sketches, mock lessons, dialogues, letters and satirical observations, all devoted to the golfer's heroic attempts to explain why theory has once again failed in practice. Across tees, greens, club porches and indoor golf schools, technique becomes an inexhaustible source of argument. Driving and putting invite elaborate instruction; club selection, handicaps and scores encourage vanity, superstition and convenient self-deception. Invented authorities and exaggerated comparisons parody the solemn language of expertise, while puns, dialect and learned references expose the absurdity of treating every mishit as a philosophical problem. Natural ability, luck and experience compete with systems that sound convincing until someone addresses the ball. Beneath the mock seriousness lies an exact comic understanding of how golfers discuss the game: rules become debatable, etiquette becomes personal, and every match supplies fresh evidence for whichever theory its speaker already favours. The varied forms keep the humour nimble, moving from fictional conversation to mock instruction and occasional verse-like passages without settling into a continuous narrative. It is golf humour built from frustration, pride and the stubborn hope that one more adjustment may finally bring control. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9378411029
• ISBN13: 9789378411021
• Release Date: January 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"