How to Win at Golf: Without Actually Playing Well

by Jon Winokur

Here at last is a guide to winning at golf that tells you how to dominate your opponents -- not by out-playing them, but by out-thinking them. Golf is so complex and demanding a game, so fickle and perverse, that even its masters never really master it. But, Jon Winokur assures us in this entertaining and eminently practical manual, if you can't play golf consistently well, you can at least win consistently. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Winokur provides various tried and true gamesmanship techniques with which to gain the advantage, from the most subtle psychological warfare to the carefully stifled sneeze.

Filled with wry humor, peppered with tips, quotes, and anecdotes from golf's greats, and illustrated throughout, this book is indispensable for anyone who would win at golf without actually playing well.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published May 2, 2000

About the author

Jon Winokur (b. Aug. 5, 1947) is an American writer and editor. Born in Detroit, the son of Martin M. and Elinor Winokur, he attended Temple University (BA, 1970) and the University of West Los Angeles (JD, 1980). He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[thewestchestarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining and practical bathroom reading. In this short little how-to on golf gamesmanship, Winokur excels at explaining the snarky, smart-ass way men talk to each other in competitive, and frankly ever other, situation. Beyond the old golf stories of competitors trying to psyche one another out (in one story, a competitor reacts to a rival who shoots a hole-in-one by asking "what did you shoot on that hole?"), the advice comes in handy at least for defense. Also give Winokur credit for understanding the target demographic of the book by using illustrations that feature an obviously late 60's man. A discussion of golf rules and of its terminology fill out the pedagogical value of this quick read. In short, golfers and weekend warriors in general should add this to the reading materials on their toilet tank.