The Rules of Golf in Plain English
(Sprache: Englisch)
The cry for the simplification of the Rules of Golf is a stock-in-trade of the journalist during the winter months. Countless words on the subject have been poured out to an ever-tolerant public, but still the long-sought simplification does not come. Henry...
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The cry for the simplification of the Rules of Golf is a stock-in-trade of the journalist during the winter months. Countless words on the subject have been poured out to an ever-tolerant public, but still the long-sought simplification does not come. Henry Longhurst, 1937 The hopes of renowned writer and golfer Henry Longhurst and millions of golfers before and after him have finally been realized. In The Rules of Golf in Plain English, Bryan A. Garner, American English language and usage expert, and Jeffrey S. Kuhn, volunteer USGA rules official, have translated the knotty Rules with the encouragement and permission of the United States Golf Association. The result is a modern, readable version that offers, for the first time, clear guidance to both amateurs and professionals. Based on a 338-word set of thirteen rules written in 1744, the official Rules have grown, over two and a half centuries, to 40,000 words. Numerous contributors and a complex revision process have renderedthese Rules so opaque and stylistically inconsistent that a companion volume the 600-page Decisions on the Rules of Golf has been published to help golfers navigate them. Both lawyers and avid golfers, Kuhn and Garner recognized the difficulties that the language of the Rules of Golf created, especially in a sport that expects players to call penalties on themselves. By reworking the Rules line by line, word by word, they have produced an accessible resource that no golfer from the duffer to the pro should be without.
Klappentext zu „The Rules of Golf in Plain English “
Every four years the official Rules of Golf are revised, and the latest updates will take effect early in 2012. This third edition incorporates all the rule changes made for the 2012 update. Timely, comprehensive, and small enough to fit into a golf bag, it is suitable for the duffer and pro alike.
Autoren-Porträt von Jeffrey S. Kuhn, Bryan A. Garner
Jeffrey S. Kuhn is a lawyer and a volunteer USGA rules official. He has achieved the highest rating at PGA/USGA rules workshops and has officiated at US Opens, US Amateurs, and numerous other USGA championships. Bryan A. Garner is the author of several books, including Garner's Modern American Usage and Legal Writing in Plain English, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press. He is also the editor-in-chief of Black's Law Dictionary.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Jeffrey S. Kuhn , Bryan A. Garner
- 2012, 3rd ed., 144 Seiten, Maße: 10,9 x 18,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: University of Chicago Press
- ISBN-10: 0226458210
- ISBN-13: 9780226458212
Sprache:
Englisch
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"The Rules of Golf in Plain English, cowritten by Jeffrey S. Kuhn and Bryan A. Garner, deciphers the heretofore indecipherable.... It brings order and clarity to the Rules of Golf as mandated by the United States Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. Others have tried to explain and interpret the rules. This book is the first word-by-word translation of rules that have confounded players for centuries." (Steve Campbell, Houston Chronicle) "If most of us had a dollar for every time we resolved to read the USGA rulebook - and didn't - we could have paid for this godsend from trial lawyer Jeffrey S. Kuhn and Black's Law Dictionary editor-in-chief Bryan A. Garner ten times over. Recognizing obscure writing when they see it, the pair have taken on the rules of golf's 'sometimes wooden, legalistic and opaque' style and translated it deftly, simplifying but not oversimplifying. It's a good read unspoiled." (Golf World) "It's a shame that this book is even necessary, but it sure beats reading the official rules of golf." (Craig Smith, Seattle Times) "If these two guys could just address the IRS and income tax forms, I smell bonanza." (Sports Illustrated) "Clear, useful, and very authoritative." (David Fay, Former Executive Director, USGA)"
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