Preferred lies

Not so much a review as a recommendation…

Preferred Lies is a book written by Charles Happen – veteran golf journalist, and Mike Clayton – course architect, and tells a wide range of stories in golf joined by a host of contributors, including:

  • Steve Williams, golf’s best-known caddie, who describes what it’s like inside the gallery ropes, having toted bags for some of the games biggest names including Tiger Woods, with whom he won thirteen major championships
  • former US Open champion Geoff Oglivy, who takes the reader inside the US PGA Tour, which he has won eight times
  • Greg Norman, two-time major champion and word number one for 331 weeks, whose flamboyant playing style and charismatic personality earned him a legion of fans around the world
  • comedian and amateur golfer Rob Sitch, who vowed to improve his game when he came to the realisation that twenty-five is not a handicap, it’s a participation ribbon