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. Contributors include: Dave Anderson; Sarah Ballard; Ethan Canin; Marcia Chambers; Bernard Darwin; Dan Jenkins; Robert T. Hones, Jr.; Ward Just; James Kaplan; Stephen Leacock; Michael Murphy; Harvey Penick; George Plimpton; Gene Sarazen; John Updike; and Herbert Warren Wind.