Fairways and Greens

Tell me about plumbing, fine. Tell me aboutcarpentry, terrace gardening, the timer on VCRs. Goahead and explain cellophane. Tell me about all ofthese things, but don't try to tell me about golf,okay? Golf I know.--DanJenkinsAfter four decades of covering golf-not tomention playing scratch from the blues andgambling for my own money when I didn't haveany, Dan Jenkins most definitely knows golf. He may,in fact, know the game better than anyone on theplanet. Now, his latest and long awaitedcollection brings together his best writing on the game,from serious pieces on timeless classics like the1954 Masters and the 1960 Open to humorous takes oneverything from the best things in golf-the bestbar is Club XIX in the Pebble Beach Lodge-to hisunrequited love of golf carts. With a cast thatincludes everyone from Hogan, Palmer, and Nicklaus toall of the lurkers and spoilers on the PGA Tour,the book is a timeless addition to great golfliterature.