Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tees Off on Golf

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781592233823
• ISBN10: 1592233821
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-26
• Publisher: Portable Press

Summary

This time Uncle John's gives Canadians a leg-numbing instalment on the great game of golf. Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tees Off is an endlessly informative and humorous swing through golf's history, philosophy, courses, players, equipment, fashion and flubs. A special feature provides the seven best golf tips of all time.Whether a serious pro, a weekend duffer or just a fan of the sport, the reader will find this book as satisfying as a hole-in-one.

Author Biography

The Bathroom Readers' Institute is a tight-knit group of loyal and skilled writers, researchers, and editors who have been working as a team for years. The BRI understands the habits of a very special market—Throne Sitters—and devotes itself to providing amazing facts and conversation pieces.

Table of Contents

Because the BRI understands your reading needs, we've divided the contents by length as well as subject.
Short-a quick read
Medium-2 to 3 pages
Long-for those extended visits, when something a little more involved is required
* Extended-for those leg-numbing experiences
GOLF 101
Short
Free Advice	31	(15)
Golf 101: Etiquette	46	(71)
Golf Tips From	117
Medium
Golf 101: Handicap	101	(27)
Long
Know Your Golf	128	(127)
Golf 101: The Clubs	255
WEIRD WORLD OF SPORTS
Short
Par for the Curse	56	(33)
Keep Your Shirt On	89
Medium
Off Course	13	(34)
Strange Lawsuits	47	(30)
Very Superstitious	77	(30)
Animal Magnetism	107	(19)
Urban Legends	126	(32)
Scandal!	158	(17)
The Ghosts of Golf	175	(46)
The 20th Hole	221	(32)
Off Course	253
BIRTH OF THE GAME
Short
Old Tom Morris	172
Medium
Ancient Origins of Golf, Part I	17	(66)
Ancient Origins of Golf, Part II	83	(96)
Ancient Origins of Golf, Part III	179	(54)
Long
Scotland's Game: A Timeline	233
NOT UP TO PAR
Short
Duffers Anonymous	185	(43)
G#$-%&*@! (Flubbed It!)	228
Medium
G#$-%&*@! (Flubbed It!)	37	(24)
Teed Off	61	(63)
Hell Holes	124	(26)
The Fine Art of Throwing
Your Club	150	(65)
Teed Off	215
GREAT PERFORMANCES
Short
Big Shots	20	(12)
The Comeback Kid	32	(58)
Record Book	90	(45)
Tree's Company	135	(17)
Record Book: LPGA	152	(55)
Record Book	207	(71)
Incredible Comeback	278
Medium
Fantastic Finishes	53	(27)
It's A Hole In One!	80	(89)
Super Shots	169	(44)
Big Shots	213
ORIGINS
Short
Word Origins	12	(85)
Medium
Bags, Shoes, and Carts	97	(50)
Golf "Fashion"	147	(50)
Join the Club	197	(72)
Time for Tee	269
Long
A Dimpled History of the Golf Ball	243
POP SCIENCE
Medium
The Skywatchers	23	(36)
Goofy Golf Gadgets	59	(40)
Ask The Experts	99	(39)
Golf in the Year 2000	138	(43)
Golf and the Environment	181	(50)
Golf in the Year 2000	231
Long
The Physics of Golf	161
MOUTHING OFF
Short
Golf is	11	(31)
For the Love of Golf	42	(24)
Chi Chi Rodriguez	66	(16)
Head Games	82	(14)
The Golfer's Wit	96	(24)
Wei? Oui!	120	(24)
The Golfer's Wit	144	(24)
Golf Is	168	(28)
The Greats of the Game	196	(31)
Golf And God	227	(11)
Dressed to Kill	238	(14)
The Amateurs Speak	252	(12)
Random Thoughts	264
GOLF RULES!
Short
New Rules	237
Medium
Armchair Officials	33	(36)
Revenge of the Rulebook	69	(104)
Curious Rules	173
CHAMPS
Short
Here's to the Ladiess	71	(106)
Babe	177
Medium
The Golden Bear	15	(34)
Slammin' Sammy	49	(56)
The Hawk	105	(16)
More Great Ones	121	(34)
The King	155	(38)
The Tiger Timeline	193	(24)
More Champs	217	(24)
The Squire	241	(21)
Sir Walter	262
FORGOTTEN HISTORY
Short
Wartime Rules	104
Medium
The Color Barrier	39	(18)
The Bagmen	57	(61)
The First Rules	118	(87)
Caddie Lore	205	(3)
Long
The Color Barrier, Part II	208
THE MODERN ERA
Medium
The History of the USGA	28	(85)
The U.S. Open	113	(28)
The Walker Cup	141	(50)
Amateurs	191
Long
The British Open	73	(150)
The Ryder Cup	223	(24)
The Masters	247
DO YOU SPEAK GOLF?
Medium
Chili Dips & Albatrosses	21	(46)
Doglegs & Frog Hairs	67	(48)
Gator Grips & Hosels	115	(38)
Jiggers & Loopers	153	(36)
Niblicks & Pot Bunkers	189	(40)
Range Balls & Shag Bags	229	(42)
Texas Wedges & Zoysia	271
PUBLIC LIVES
Short
Despot Duffers	178	(81)
Hollywood Hacks	259
Medium
Rags to Riches	51	(35)
Hollywood Hacks	86	(97)
Bing and Bob	183	(96)
Long
* The Golfer-in-Chief	279
ON THE TOUR
Medium
Mutiny on the Golf Tee	63	(73)
PGA Week	136	(64)
Staying A Golf Pro	200
Long
How To Become
A Golf Pro	91	(174)
Women's Golf	265
WORDPLAY
Short
How'd You Get Your Nickname?	27	(45)
Poetry in Motion	72	(7)
Par Har Har	79	(92)
Tee Hee Hee	171	(49)
How'd You Get Your Nickname?	220
Medium
Golf Guffaws	25	(235)
Fairway Funnies	260
FUN & GAMES
Medium
Bingo-Bango-Bongo	35	(130)
Pasture Golf	165	(74)
Variations on a Game	239	(34)
Long
The History of Miniature Golf	273
THE TRAVEL SECTION
Short
Golf Trek	157
Medium
Land Mines and Crocodiles	44	(159)
Let's Play Gorufu!	203
Long
Legendary Links	109
ODDS & ENDS
Short
Uncle John's Page of Lists	43	(45)
A Better Golf Book?	88	(45)
Medium
Links Quiz	133	(12)
Golf Library	145	(41)
Golf Movie Guide	186	(99)
Uniquely Golf	285