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9781560258995

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
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $15.95

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

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