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'This is golf's Wisden, only much more than that, and is edited by the indefatigable Renton Laidlaw.... among the multitude of gems this book contains is a section entitled "interesting facts and unusual incidents" from which I defy you to remove your eyes...' Independent on Sunday With a pedigree stretching back over 100 years, The R&A Golfer's Handbook 2008 provides, as ever with the new edition, all the information and statistics a golfer needs. In addition to comprehensive listings of past and present results for leading professional and amateur events, the book includes the following: * Entertaining and provocative articles by top sports writers on the past year's events and personalities * The new, fully revised, complete Rules of Golf * Detailed entries on 5,000 clubs and courses in the UK and Europe * A Who's Who of players past and present * Full lists of 2008 fixtures 'A treasure trove of golfing information' Daily Telegraph