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!

Joshua Shifrin is a professor of psychology, licensed psychologist, writer, and avid sports fan. He has previously written five books, including Dingers: The 101 Most Memorable Home Runs in Baseball History, From the Links: Golf's Most Memorable Moments, and 101 Incredible Moments in Tennis.