'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 2009 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