Alliss' 19th Hole: Trivial Delights from the World of Golf | 
 enlarge | Authors: Peter Alliss, Rab Macwilliam
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: EBooks
List Price: $12.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 64595
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
ASIN: B00182C052
Publication Date: March 26, 2007
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Product Description
From the trivial to the arcane, Alliss’ 19th Hole is a compulsively readable collection of golf facts, told in the wry voice of the man Golf Digest called the “best golf commentator ever.” Marvel at the accomplishments of golfers who have won a place in “Alliss’ Hall of Fame,” shake your head at the chaos that ensues “When Good Golfers Go Bad,” and relive “The Great Battles of Golf History.” Take an armchair expedition to “The World’s Ten Greatest Holes,” learn “Ten Essential Facts About the Hole in One,” and see what happens when the green is subject to “Animal Intrusions.” Informed by a devotion to the game and a whimsical eye for detail, Alliss’ 19th Hole is the perfect book for any duffer who can’t get enough links lore.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Generally interesting October 30, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Held my interest. I found the various locations to be enthralling. But I, too, was put off by the several typos I found. That shouldn't appear in any published work.
The book itself was fairly well done. Recommended for hard core enthusiasts.
 Save your money September 12, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Very disappointing. Nothing new in this and I suspect, little that has been contributed by Alliss. It's just a cut and paste of very well known bits - anyone who has read more than 5 golf books (not instruction books) will know 98% of what's in this one. It also has numerous typographical errors suggesting a sloppy job overall - Billy Caspar (Casper), George von Elme (it's Elm I think), Ledbetter (Leadbetter), it has Gene Sarazen "chipping" from a bunker on the Postage Stamp hole at Troon which is possible but doubtful, and Chick Evans playing in 50 consecutive 'Amateur Opens' (an oxymoron, Amateur Championship is surely meant). There are other errors but I read the whole thing in an hour looking for something of interest and found none.
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