Description

Described by the author (and no-one else) as a ‘polemic history travelogue’, No Tie Required is a semi-serious attempt to work out how the working class game of my youth in the parks of Glasgow (fly-tipped household goods are deemed immovable obstructions by the R&A and are covered by rules 24-2 and 25-1) could also be the stuff of Terry & June middle class snobbery.

The book tells the story of a journey around the cheap, council, pay & play courses of Britain, the people I meet and play with … and how they beat me. Along the way, I trace the social history of a game that grew from shepherd’s pastime on the North Sea coast to multi-billion dollar international industry.