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Yesterday I was in our local thrift shop searching for treasures in the book section. I came across a copy of Carol Mann’s The 19th Hole: Favorite Golf Stories for $2.00. It is a great book with lots of fun short stories and factoids from golfers and golfer celebrities, such as:

• Mario Andretti
• Bill Bradley
• Art Buchwald
• Ben Crenshaw
• Phyllis Diller
• Gerald Ford
• Buddy Hackett
• Charlton Heston
• Bob Hop
• Hale Irwin
• Peter Jacobsen
• Jack Lemmon
• Nancy Lopez
• Dave Marr
• Anne Murray
• Jack Nicklaus
• Merlin Olsen
• Arnold Palmer
• Gary Player
• Judy Rankin
• Chi Chi Rodriguez
• Charles Schultz
• Dinah Shore
• Sam Snead
• and many others.

For instance, here’s Phyllis Diller’s brief golf story:

“My son seriously considered going to med school. He even bought a set of golf clubs. Right away he got the feeling that the reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can’t see him laughing. He was a quick learner and after only three lessons he could throw his golf clubs as far as other people who’d been playing for years. He said, ‘Mother, golf has taught me that there is a connection between pain and pleasure. Golf spelled backwards is flog.’ And he says when you consider the expense of golf clubs, green fees and cart rentals, it’s hard to believe the game was invented in Scotland.”

So, I’m enjoying this book – no doubt some of the facts and stories will show up on this site from time to time in the future.

The book is out of print, but you can find used copies online. There is currently one listed on Amazon (see below).

Nineteenth Hole: Favorite Golf Stories (Hardcover) By (author) Carol Mann Used from: $7.80 In Stock