The Little Green Book of Golf Law |
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| Foreword by Gary McCord, CBS Sports Analyst, Champions Tour Player, and author of Golf For Dummies |
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John H. Minan writes on how violating "the law" of golf -- as opposed to the rules that govern the game -- can have serious consequences. You don't have to be a lawyer to enjoy this book, which combines two great passions: law and golf.
Each chapter examines a different set of facts and involves an actual case. The chapters explore a wide array of legal issues --Tiger Woods' right of publicity, personal injury claims for negligence and products liability, contract disputes involving hole-in-one contests and golf cart rentals, a forfeiture claim under the Endangered Species Act, the Internal Revenue Service's litigation against a taxpayer over tax deductions for golf expenses, patent and trade mark disputes, and more.
Each chapter identifies the subject matter and the official citation to the case in the chapter heading. John Minan selected a total of nineteen cases to correspond to the typical eighteen holes played in a round of golf plus one for the traditional nineteenth hole.
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 Photo of Stephen N. Zack, author John H. Minan,
and Carolyn B. Lamm
"Fundamentally, however, the rules can be reduced to a few underlying principles--only two, in the opinion of John Minan, a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law and author of "The Little Green Book of Golf Law." The first is to play the course as you find it and the second is to play your ball without touching it until you hole out--except, of course, when there are exceptions. The rules define and explain the exceptions. And for situations that aren't covered in the rules, there's the all-important equity clause, Rule 1.4: When in doubt, do what's fair."
--The Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2009
"Fans of law, golf and wine alike will enjoy these well-written and entertaining works. I give the Little Green Book to my golf hosts as thank-you gifts, and I plan to do the same for others with the just-released Little Red Book."
H. Thomas Wells Jr., ABA President
"We can all relate. Virtually every golfer has nervously watched an awful slice sail toward a row of houses, waiting for the crash of a window -- or worse, a blood-curdling scream. And Minan has done a fantastic job with this very original effort, giving us 19 horrible and humorous cases we love to read about, and pray they never happen to us."
San Diego Union Tribune
"An interesting and very readable survey of selected case law applicable to the game of golf."
The Colorado Lawyer, July 2008
"A broad collection of interesting cases...Few golfers will ever walk onto a golf course again without being reminded of the legalities of the game if they read this book."
Advocate Magazine, Spring, 2008
"A very enjoyable read on the law of golf. A wonderful example of what a scholarly lawyer can accomplish when applying the law to one of the more enjoyable pursuits of everyday life. Golfers. lawyers, golf "widows" as well the non-golfer, non-lawyer who enjoys great story telling and would like to appear knowledgeable around the "19th hole" will do well to add this book to their collection."
Bench and Bar, March, 2008
"The only overriding lesson to be taken from this book appears to be that there are innumerable ways to spoil a good game of golf by getting lawyers involved. However, if you don't mind a little golf in your law or law in your golf, The Little Green Book of Golf Law isn't a bad way to kill some time. Just try not to think about these lawsuits next time you're on the links; it'll kill your backswing."
Arizona Attorney, July, 2008
"This book is an instant classic, a must have. I never had more fun learning the rules of a game than I did when I read this book. I now have a few extra stories to tell my fellow golfers while on the course."
VeryClever.com
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