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The Golf Guru

Answers to Golf 's Most Perplexing Questions
Quirk Books By John Barton
Foreword by Arnold Palmer

5-1/2 x 7-1/2 in; 208 pp ;
Hardcover
Published in March, 2009
ISBN 9781594743221
ISBN10 1594743223

$18.95  

The Golf Guru -- Why do golfers yell "fore"? Is it ever acceptable for a player to use a purple golf ball? Am I entitled to a free drop if dog poop interferes with my swing? Since 1999, readers of Golf Digest have submitted their most puzzling and perplexing golf questions to the Golf Guru, a.k.a. Editor-in-Chief John Barton, whose monthly column answers these imponderables with authority and good humor. This illustrated golfer's miscellany compiles more than 250 of his most compelling Q&As, tackling everything from history and physics to fashion, etiquette, and beyond. Why do golf courses have 18 holes? Why do golf balls have dimples? If Tiger Woods wears white socks with black shoes, why can't I? Whatever the question, The Golf Guru has the answer!

John Barton is Editor-in-Chief of Golf Digest International. His Golf Guru column reaches 6 million readers via all 26 international editions of Golf Digest. He lives in London.