Who They Are, What They Want, and How to Appease Them
by Robert Brown
Your ball miraculously skipped across the water and onto the green or buried under the lip of a bunker. Your best-ever long iron approach shot hit the flagstick and caromed into a greenside lake. Once you skulled a five iron 30 yards over the green only to have your ball whack the back of a black SUV and rebound delicately onto the green for a routine birdie putt. Yes, this is the work of the Golf Gods.
Since 1822 they have ruled the links. Now we know that 23 gods exist to help any golfer enjoy the game more if we are only willing to accept their help. Meet Phor, the first golf god and ruler of all things golf-related; Maat, grand-nephew of Baccus, governs the 19th hole; Chit, the god of bunkers; Oopmon rules the putter, and many more "beings" with the intent to make you a better player. They reward good play, and sometimes even bad.
This is one of the most unique, clever, and entertaining books in the category and is guaranteed to be a best seller-through divine intervention, if nothing else!