Hilarious Golf Books You've Read?

[Boulder]

A Nasty Bit of Rough, by David Faherty.

[Wi-Golfer]

I have never read a golf book except Golf for Dummies

[Bignose]

Rubenstein and Neuman's A Disorderly Compendium of Golf was pretty enjoyable. Lots of history tidbits, stories from the tour, and just wacky things. Some of the more memorable sections where a collection of John Daly's worst holes (Several 12's and 14's, and I think the worst he's ever carded was an 18) and a section that shows just how contradictory golf instruction can be -- that is, they would quote one famous teacher/player and the quote another famous teacher/playing telling people to do the exact opposite of the first. If you like to read instruction books, you already knew that that was the case a lot of the time, but it is stunning how diametrically opposite some of the advice really is.

[Wi-Golfer]

Originally Posted by Bignose

a section that shows just how contradictory golf instruction can be -- that is, they would quote one famous teacher/player and the quote another famous teacher/playing telling people to do the exact opposite of the first.

That's exactly what the various golf magazines do. One claims to have a certain grip or stance for you & another says no that's complete crap try it our way. I have stopped reading them other than for club & or course reviews.

[Skiddlydiddly]

Slices: Observations from the Wrong Side of the Fairway
by: I. J. Schecter

I found this one to be very funny.

[floggerrushmd]

If you are looking for a pleasant golf read try one of Dan Jenkins' books. They are all pretty good.

[ClairefromClare]

Anything by P.G. Wodehouse. His short story, "The Coming of Gowf," is a classic.

[Pa Jayhawk]

I have a couple of Feherty's books, but view them as Winter reading and had picked them up around March or so and only got half way through one. Getting to be that time of the year again.

He is likely by far one of my favorite announcers in golf, enjoy his writing, and for the longest time he was the only reason I continued my subscription to Golf Magazine.

[SolderJockey]

Who's Your Caddy by Rick Reilly

[RCI]

Decisions on the Rules of Golf... some of the decisions are pretty funny.

[gobber]

Four iron in the soul is an excellent book with a few funny moments...I must read that book again!

[ualtim]

"Nasty Bit of Rough" is a great book.

I also like Rick Reilly's "Missing Links" and "Shanks for Nothing".

Kind of along the same line of Feherty's book, but no one tells a story as good as Fehery.