Compiled by Sunday Times Best-selling Author and renowned master of trivia Paul Donnelley. The perfect gift for fathers at Christmas

"Paul has an unerring eye for the fascinating. He is one of the world's leading oddity hunters" - Jeremy Beadle. "Donnelley is the master of reference books" - Mitchell Symons.

Described by Jeremy Beadle as 'one of the world's leading oddity hunters', Paul Donnelley is a freelance author, journalist and pop historian. He is a Sunday Times Top 10 Best-selling Author with over 15 books to his name and contributions in many more. Paul has also written features for numerous national newspapers and magazines, and has published a number of sports titles including Television Sporting Heroes, The Arsenal Companion, Arsenal: On This Day and Cricket: On This Day. Location: Essex, UK.

Explore the intriguing world of golf with this wondrous selection of curiosities, including: * The first recorded hole in one. * The first occasion at The Open that the course caught fire. * The first inter-club golf match. * The first player to win all four major world championships. * The first woman to play in a men's professional tournament. * The last amateur to win the US Open. * The last Open to date at which Britons occupied the first three places. * The last player to win a major championship with hickory-shafted clubs. * The last major tournament win by Jack Nicklaus. * The last Tam O'Shanter World Championship Of Golf. * The only player to play in the US Open under threat of death. * The only father and son to take the top two places in a major competition. * The only winner of a professional golf tournament and Wimbledon tennis championship. * The only Ryder Cup captain who never played in the competition. * The only player to order a pizza during the US Women's Open.