by Tom Coyne
First published 2018
Tom Coyne has spent years chasing golf balls across the globe, from Ireland's coastline to qualifying schools in Australia and Latin America. During college in London, he ditched partying friends to catch a train to St. Andrews for a coveted tee time. He followed professional golfers through mini-tours and watched championships, but something felt incomplete. A friend's suggestion changes everything: play every links course in Scotland and qualify for golf's greatest championship. Coyne embarks on a journey to over 100 legendary Scottish courses, including St. Andrews, Turnberry, Dornoch, Prestwick, Troon, and Carnoustie. Along the way, he weaves together golf history with personal discovery, finding new friendships and reconnecting with the sport's deeper meaning. His quest becomes both a physical challenge across Scotland's golf landscape and an exploration of the game's spiritual connection to those who play it.
Genres: adventure, sports, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, quest
Setting: Australia, Carnoustie, Dornoch, Ireland, Latin America, London, Prestwick, Scotland, St. Andrews, Troon, Turnberry
Period: College Years
337 pages · Kindle Edition · Simon & Schuster