GOLF'S BEST EXCUSES BY JOSHUA SHIFRIN

[Skyhorse Publishing] Explain away your bad shots—and have your friends laugh at the same time! In Golf's Best Excuses, author Joshua Shifrin takes a witty approach in helping golfers make sense of their worst days on the golf course. The next time a player goes down in defeat, he or she can always explain the woeful round with “My golf clubs are too old.” Or after a bad putt, golfers might try to explain the mishap with, “There were too many spike marks on the green.” Shifrin has crafted 150 funny—but all-too-real—excuses for pros and amateurs alike. Examples include: - I’m late for my wedding and it’s throwing off my concentration. - I thought this hole was a dogleg to the left . . . not right. - If I didn’t have those four double bogeys I could have scored really well today. - Someone yelled “fore” during my backswing. - Any many more! Whether you want to motivate the duffer in your life or laugh away embarrassing mistakes in your own game, Golf's Best Excuses is a