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Embedded Balls: Adventures On and Off the Tour with Golf's Premier Storyteller Hardcover – August 18, 2005

by Peter Jacobsen (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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For nearly thirty years, Peter Jacobsen-player, entertainer, (off-) color commentator, television host, golf-course designer, and entrepreneur (but, no, he doesn't do windows)-has been a favorite of fans and fellow golfers, and when he published Buried Lies in 1993, it was an immediate success. But a lot has happened since then-to him, to his colleagues, and to the game itself—and so it's high time he launched a mulligan.

From Jack Nicklaus to Michelle Wie, Tiger Woods to Vijay Singh, Jacobsen takes you behind the scenes of the pro tour like no one else can, as he tells you what it's like to play the PGA and Champions tours simultaneously ("from flat-belly to fat-belly"); how John Daly nearly decapitated a spectator; what players really say to each other in the locker room; why getting on SportsCenter is not always a good thing; how Payne Stewart got back at Paul Azinger for beating him in a tournament (moral: always check your shoes before you put them on); why loaning your caddy to Tiger Woods can be a mistake; what made Arnold Palmer change his shorts; and how Jacobsen won the U.S. Open (well…kind of).

Throughout, it is a book filled with wit, warmth, insight, and just plain fun: a pure delight. So grab your sticks and strap on your nails—let's go another round.

 

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  1. Print length
    224 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Putnam Adult
  4. Publication date
    August 18, 2005
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    6.26 x 0.91 x 9.26 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0399153160
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0399153167
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Jacobsen has the deserved reputation of being professional golf's leading raconteur, and his second book (following 1993's Buried Lies) only reaffirms that distinction. Don't expect much in the way of structure here. The largely transitionless string of anecdotes has a -cocktail-hour feel to it (much like Jacobsen's Golf Channel television show), but that only adds to the sense of casual informality that fans admire in Jake's style on and off the course (and that stands in stark contrast to the stone-faced concentration of so many PGA competitors). Along with the expected low humor (emergency trips to the Porta-Potti), Jacobsen also provides detailed accounts of his inspirational victories in the Hartford Open at age 50 and in the U.S. Senior Open following hip surgery. There's not much in the way of controversy here, except for the inside scoop on how Jacobsen loaned his caddy, Mike "Fluff" Cowan, to Tiger Woods only to have Tiger surreptitiously steal him away. Required reading for all golf fans who long for a glimpse of the humanity behind their heroes' furrowed brows. Bill Ott
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Peter Jacobsen, winner of seven Tour events, was named the PGA's Comeback Player of the Year in 2003, at the age of forty-nine-and the next year promptly won the U.S. Senior Open, on a bad hip, no less. He is partners in Jacobsen Hardy Golf Course Design, hosts two television shows on The Golf Channel, and his Peter Jacobsen Productions stages events around the country.  

 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Putnam Adult; First Edition (August 18, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399153160
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399153167
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.26 x 0.91 x 9.26 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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steve
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
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Great book about about a great person
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Letta Meinen
4.0 out of 5 stars Great stories
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2007
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Peter Jacobsen is an excellent story teller. Great book for any golfer. There are many funny happenings on the golf course and during tournament play that I enjoyed. This book was co-authored by Jack Sheehan as was his previous book "Buried Lies". It is a fast read and Peter Jacobsen has made golf interesting and funny.

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Gordy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2017
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Highly recommend. It's funny as hell and opens the eyes to the somewhat closed doors of the PGA.
Great job
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Mike Fleming
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2020
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Goldenoak
5.0 out of 5 stars Tons Of Laughs
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2010
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One of the most entertaining books ever by a great golfer and a great entertainer! A must read, tons of laughs, great stories of life on and off the course!
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S. Caldwell
5.0 out of 5 stars Jake does it again
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2005
Peter Jacobsen returns from a decade-plus absence with a book that is better than his first effort - and that's saying something. "Embedded Balls" includes a look at what is wrong with the Tour today and how to fix it. Along the way, you will laugh out loud and get an insiders look at many characters on the Tour.
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S Johnstone, DDS
5.0 out of 5 stars Great writing team
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2005
Once again Jacobsen and Sheehan have outdone themselves writing a book about their love of the game and the great stories that have ensued from the fairways worldwide...

I laughed until I cried and am going to pass the book on to my friends in the dental society (and huge golf fans) in golf course mecca in Central Oregon..
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Timothy w Smith
1.0 out of 5 stars wow waste of time and money. I liked PJ until I read this trash...
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2011
Poorly written and lacking of any real insight. The jokes are of a grammer school level and the stories drome on forever. Way too self serving for my taste. Overall the book reads like a geek trying to prove he is one of the cool kids. Save you money on this baby.
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Barriet
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2020
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Good insight on what goes on the PGA tour by one of the games good guys.
Will hunt out the previous book "buried lies"'
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