Clive Scarff

Clive Scarff is a Canadian author, screenwriter, and educator with a diverse career spanning over 30 years.

Scarff is best known for his humorous and insightful golf instruction books, including the bestsellers Hit Down Dammit! and Why You Suck at Golf, and the new series Bogart Learns How to Play Golf.

His writing often blends technical guidance with wit, making golf more accessible and enjoyable for readers.

He has also authored fiction works such as Elbows Up: A Hockey Story, Mystic Links, and two sports-themed romance novels, 69 Shades of Green and 69 Runs Batted In.

Beyond writing, Scarff has contributed to television and film, with credits including the sitcom HollyNorth (2023) and Why You Suck at Golf: The Movie (2020) and the hit play You've Got Male (2015).