Downhill Lies and other Falsehoods or, How to Play Dirty Golf

by Rex Lardner, Ring Lardner

There are cynical souls who say the devil was abroad in the land on a long-ago day in the middle of the fifteenth century when some unknown genius, irked at the world and filled with hatred for his fellowman, invented the game of golf.

150 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Rusty · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chose to read this book for a reading challenge because several people I know like to play golf. Maybe I should understand a little about it since I don't play the game? The book's historical background about golf, comments about professional players, and term explanations were interesting. I did not care for the tongue-in-cheek humor which seemed to be repeated which is not necessary for a book of this length. However, people who play golf may feel differently. Consequently, this is not a book I can recommend unless perhaps you play golf and are interested in the author's take on the game, history and professional golfers.