Fairways and Greens

The book was originally published in 1994 and is a collection of 33 essays written by Dan Jenkins. "I've heard more golf stories than a Bolshoi dancer has heard Swan Lake," he writes. The two sections for the essays are as timely today as back in the day; The Way It Is Today - Dining Out on Corporate Logos and Order the Nostalgia and Tell Them Heavy on the Hogan. Jenkins goes in-depth on the world of the small ball by naming the best trophy room, best short and long par three holes and - for an eagle on the 19th hole - the best bar, which is downstairs in the Pebble Beach Lodge, Club XIX. But Jenkins drains a downhill 45-footer when he writes, ".....the Rules of Golf are dumber than carrots." Though the collection is around 15 years old, the yarns remain satisfyingly fresh.

Funny stories from this talented writer and lover of the game. Having followed golf from such a priviledged and close position, what makes Jenkins writing so enjoyable to me is his historical perspective. This guy can really put the contemporary players into historical perspective for us.

Fairways and Greens provides a "laugh-out-loud funny", account of Jenkins experiences in the golf world over the past fifty some-odd years. An irreverent but often factually accurate account of the game of golf in general and many of the PGA's all-time heros, in particular.

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