by Rick Reilly
First published 2022
Rick Reilly takes readers on a journey through golf's most fascinating stories and characters. He introduces a PGA Tour player who robbed banks to cover motel expenses, a club maker who uses psychedelic drugs weekly, and a caddy who returned to work after eleven years in prison. Reilly explores memorable courses and holes worldwide, including an Indonesian course where monkeys create hazards, a Caribbean hole played underwater, and a South African tee shot over alligator pits. He examines golf legends from Phil Mickelson to Bobby Jones, explains why Jack Nicklaus surpasses Tiger Woods, and shares untold Greg Norman stories. The book reveals quirky traditions like bourbon shots at Peyton Manning's course and the historic first tee announcement at St. Andrews. Throughout these tales, Reilly weaves his personal golf story, particularly how the game helped heal his difficult relationship with his father and brought them together.
Genres: humor, sports, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: humorous, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Indonesia, Caribbean, South Africa, St. Andrews
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
272 pages · Hardcover · Hachette