Wanna Bet? : The Greatest True Stories about Gambling on Golf, from Titanic Thompson to Tiger Woods

by Wade, Don

• ISBN13: 9781560258995
• ISBN10: 1560258993
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-31
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

In his new book, the author of the best-selling "And Then Jack Said to Arnie . . ." series and Talking on Tour presents the greatest true anecdotes and stories about gambling on golf, featuring yarns from today's PGA Tour to tales about celebrity money matches to classic hustling stories from the game's glory days. Ever hear about the time Babe Ruth played Ty Cobb in an epic, 54-hole, three-state match? Or the time JFK resorted to presidential "persuasion" to win a golf bet? And who was it that quipped, when asked about the pressure of playing high stakes golf on the PGA Tour, "This isn't pressure. Real pressure is playing for $10 when you don't have a dime in your pocket"?

Author Biography

Don Wade is a former senior editor at Golf Digest magazine and the best-selling author of Talking on Tour and the "And Then Jack Said to Arnie . . ." series. His other books include Swing Thoughts, Amy Alcott’s Guide to Women’s Golf (with Amy Alcott), and a novel, Take Dead Aim. He lives Stamford, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xi
PREFACE	xiii
AMY ALCOTT	1	(3)
TOMMY ARMOUR	4	(3)
SEVE BALLESTEROS	7	(2)
AL BESSELINK	9	(2)
TOMMY BOLT	11	(3)
THE BOYS	14	(3)
HARRY BRADSHAW	17	(2)
MARK CALCAVECCHIA	19	(2)
CALCUTTAS	21	(8)
WINSTON CHURCHILL	29	(2)
BILL CLINTON	31	(3)
FRED COUPLES	34	(2)
BING CROSBY	36	(3)
BERNARD DARWIN	39	(2)
LEO DIEGEL	41	(1)
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER	42	(2)
JOE EZAR	44	(2)
BRAD FAXON	46	(2)
DICK FISHER	48	(2)
WHITEY FORD	50	(2)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS	52	(6)
BOB GOALBY	58	(2)
JASON GORE	60	(3)
WALTER HAGEN	63	(4)
E.J. "DUTCH" HARRISON	67	(2)
CLAYTON HEAFNER	69	(2)
BEN HOGAN	71	(7)
HUSBANDS AND WIVES	78	(1)
BOBBY JONES	79	(6)
JOHN F. KENNEDY	85	(2)
PETER KESSLER	87	(1)
LAWSON LITTLE	88	(2)
JOE LOUIS	90	(2)
GEORGE LOW	92	(2)
DAVE MARR	94	(2)
CHARLES BLAIR MACDONALD	96	(2)
THE MASTERS	98	(1)
PHIL MICKELSON	99	(3)
DR. CARY MIDDLECOFF	102	(2)
BYRON NELSON	104	(3)
JACK NICKLAUS	107	(10)
MOE NORMAN	117	(2)
THOMAS P. "TIP" O'NEILL	119	(4)
ARNOLD PALMER	123	(7)
PINE VALLEY	130	(1)
GARY PLAYER	131	(3)
NICK PRICE	134	(2)
CLIFFORD ROBERTS	136	(1)
BOB ROSBURG	137	(2)
PAUL RUNYAN	139	(2)
BABE RUTH	141	(4)
DOUG SANDERS	145	(3)
GENE SARAZEN	148	(2)
SHELL'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF GOLF	150	(1)
VIJAY SINGH	151	(2)
AL SMITH	153	(1)
WALKER B. SMITH	154	(1)
SAM SNEAD	155	(18)
LEFTY STACKHOUSE	173	(2)
T. SUFFERN TAILER	175	(3)
TEMPER, TEMPER	178	(3)
TITANIC THOMPSON	181	(7)
JIM THORPE	188	(6)
JOE TORRE	194	(3)
LEE TREVINO	197	(7)
GENE TUNNEY	204	(2)
HARRY VARDON	206	(3)
KEN VENTURI	209	(4)
TOM WATSON	213	(2)
MIKE WEIR	215	(2)
TOM WEISKOPF	217	(2)
TIGER WOODS	219	(4)
BABE ZAHARIAS	223	(3)
A FEW GOLF GAMBLING TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW	226