Lure of the Links: Great Golf Stories - Softcover

Lure of the Links is packed with classic tales from the clubhouses and sand traps of some of the most and least accessible courses around the world that collectively captures the spirit and challenge of a great and sometimes frustrating game. With wit, humor, and insight, this expansive collection includes an homage to a mythical caddy by John Updike, George Plimpton's interview with Arnold Palmer, and Dave Anderson's peak behind the magnolia curtain of golf's great citadel, the Augusta National Golf Club, as well as portraits of professionals such as Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, and Tiger Woods.

Lure of the Links is a celebration of golf. This handsome anthology of stories and essays profiles the great courses, the players, and the spirit of the game -- appealing equally to the scratch aficionado and the weekend hack.

In "The Glory Game at Goat Hills, " Dan Jenkins recounts how he and an irrepressible band of rogues play year in and year out on a windy, stone-hard course in Fort Worth. It's a gambling game. They play the course backward, and out-of-bounds, except for the greens, as well as pursuing other preposterous challenges that will amuse all golf addicts. Herbert Warren Wind creates a vivid portrait of the Old Course at St. Andrews, with its rugged coastal vistas and venerable traditions; and Thomas Boswell explores the challenges of Pebble Beach, including the infamous seventh hole along the Pacific Ocean, known as Cardiac Cliffs. Also included are pieces by John Updike, George Plimpton, Stephen Leacock, Robert T. Jones, Jr., and many others. With humor and insight, Lure of the Links rejoices in the magic and mystery of golf.