World's 72 Toughest Golf Holes

By Selwyn Jacobson, Tom Hepburn, Tom; Jacobson Selwyn Hepburn

Book Overview

Here's an exciting golfing adventure that doesn't require a tee time, only imagination. Using photo enhancements of some of the world's most exotic locations, "The World's Toughest Golf Holes" is nonstop laughter for the pro or duffer. In a new edition prepared exclusively for the Unites States, these eighteen holes are, bar none, the most difficult golf shots in the centuries-old history of golf. If you never lie about your golf score -- get ready to start. We dare you to break par on these holes!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843110627
• ISBN13: 9780843110623
• Release Date: July 1984
• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

"Impossible hole" setups at famous scenic wonders: 72 Hoots!

This is the biggest-ever collection of what every golfer has probably seen one or two of -- hoked-up images of world famous geographic landmarks with a tee, an impossible-to-reach green, and maybe some scant "fair"way resources superimposed on them. Locales include the American West, various well known mountains, tropical paradises-turned-hellholes, and an extensive sampling of Australian natural wonders. A few examples suffice to give you the birds-eye lowdown on this caper. Ever hear of a 635-yard Par 2? (Hint: it's down a major waterfall.) How about a 660-yard Par 5 -- but along the face of the Eiger? Or, for something a bit more realistic, an immaculate, if challenging, 440-yard Par 4 along the top of the Great Wall of China? Other sites include Delicate Arch, Stonehenge, Ayres Rock, Krakatoa Island, and the Sphinx. Accompanying notes on "local club" history are episodically brief but consistently droll. The holes' nicknames are, in general, wryly appropriate; a par on any one of them (except perhaps the waterfall hole) would qualify the player for Mount Olympus -- a site curiously omitted from the itinerary. I seem to recall the original edition of this work, published decades ago, as having included only 18 holes. At four times the length, this is an underpriced gem of a gift book for the avid golfer, for anyone who's ever swung a golf club, or for the non-golfer with a weakness for the visually absurd. Beautiful (if not invariably crisp) full-page-sized color photos make you count your blessings, and/or plan your next vacation. FORE!!!

Just the funniest book I ever read about golf

The writing in this book is fantastic. Great photographs & wonderful editing of the pictures. A must read for any golf fanatic.