P.G. Wodehouse's Golf Without Tears was first published in 1924 - with a "Dedication to the immortal memory of John Henrie and Pat Rogie, who at Edinburgh, in the year 1593 A.D. were imprisoned for "playing of the gowf on the links of Leith every Sabbath the time of the sermonses."This charming, and still very relevant book contains ten hilarious stories about golf and love. Each story is narrated by the "Oldest Member" of the golf club, and involves him explaining a story to a younger member that will help him get the girl he loves. One of my favorite stories was Sundered Hearts -- the story of Mortimer Sturgis, who falls in love with a young lady he believes to be the golf champion, and finds out after they marry that she is instead the croquet champion, and has never picked up a club in her life. Wodehouse writes with such wit that the reader agrees that this is an awful stroke of luck for Mortimer.
Wodehouse's "stories for golfers and lovers" prove that both are eternal, as each one of the stories could likely be told in 2009. This book is a must for any golfers out there - or the people who love them!
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