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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Globe-trotting golfer Tom Coyne has
finally come home. And he's ready to play all of it. After playing
hundreds of courses overseas in the birthplace of golf, Coyne, the
bestselling author of A Course Called Ireland and A Course Called
Scotland, returns to his own birthplace and delivers a "heartfelt,
rollicking ode to golf...[as he] describes playing golf in every
state of the union, including Alaska: 295 courses, 5,182 holes, 1.7
million total yards" (The Wall Street Journal). In the span of one
unforgettable year, Coyne crisscrosses the country in search of its
greatest golf experience, playing every course to ever host a US
Open, along with more than two hundred hidden gems and
heavyweights, visiting all fifty states to find a better
understanding of his home country and countrymen. Coyne's journey
begins where the US Open and US Amateur got their start, historic
Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. As he travels from the oldest
and most elite of links to the newest and most democratic, Coyne
finagles his way onto coveted first tees (Shinnecock, Oakmont,
Chicago GC) between rounds at off-the-map revelations, like ranch
golf in Eastern Oregon and homemade golf in the Navajo Nation. He
marvels at the golf miracle hidden in the sand hills of Nebraska
and plays an unforgettable midnight game under bright sunshine on
the summer solstice in Fairbanks, Alaska. More than just a tour of
the best golf the United States has to offer, Coyne's quest
connects him with hundreds of American golfers, each from a
different background but all with one thing in common: pride in
welcoming Coyne to their course. Trading stories and swing tips
with caddies, pros, and golf buddies for the day, Coyne adopts the
wisdom of one of his hosts in Minnesota: the best courses are the
ones you play with the best people. But, in the end, only one stop
on Coyne's journey can be ranked the Great American Golf Course.
Throughout his travels, he invites golfers to debate and help shape
his criteria for judging the quintessential American course. Should
it be charmingly traditional or daringly experimental? An
architectural showpiece or a natural wonder? Countless
conversations and gut instinct lead him to seek out a course that
feels bold and idealistic, welcoming yet imperfect, with a little
revolutionary spirit and a damn good hot dog at the turn. He
discovers his long-awaited answer in the most unlikely of places.
Packed with fascinating tales from American golf history, comic
road misadventures, illuminating insights into course design, and
many a memorable round with local golfers and celebrity guests
alike, A Course Called America is "a delightful, entertaining book
even nongolfers can enjoy" (Kirkus Reviews).
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "One of the best golf books this
century." -Golf Digest Tom Coyne's A Course Called Scotland is a
heartfelt and humorous celebration of his quest to play golf on
every links course in Scotland, the birthplace of the game he
loves. For much of his adult life, bestselling author Tom Coyne has
been chasing a golf ball around the globe. When he was in college,
studying abroad in London, he entered the lottery for a prized tee
time in Scotland, grabbing his clubs and jumping the train to St.
Andrews as his friends partied in Amsterdam; later, he golfed the
entirety of Ireland's coastline, chased pros through the
mini-tours, and attended grueling Qualifying Schools in Australia,
Canada, and Latin America. Yet, as he watched the greats compete,
he felt something was missing. Then one day a friend suggested he
attempt to play every links course in Scotland and qualify for the
greatest championship in golf. The result is A Course Called
Scotland, "a fast-moving, insightful, often funny travelogue
encompassing the width of much of the British Isles" (GolfWeek),
including St. Andrews, Turnberry, Dornoch, Prestwick, Troon, and
Carnoustie. With his signature blend of storytelling, humor,
history, and insight, Coyne weaves together his "witty and
charming" (Publishers Weekly) journey to more than 100 legendary
courses in Scotland with compelling threads of golf history and
insights into the contemporary home of golf. As he journeys
Scotland in search of the game's secrets, he discovers new and old
friends, rediscovers the peace and power of the sport, and, most
importantly, reaffirms the ultimate connection between the game and
the soul. It is "a must-read" (Golf Advisor) rollicking love letter
to Scotland and golf as no one has attempted it before.
The hysterical story bestseller about one man's epic Celtic sojourn
in search of ancestors, nostalgia, and the world's greatest round
of golf
By turns hilarious and poetic, "A Course Called Ireland" is a
magnificent tour of a vibrant land and paean to the world's
greatest game in the tradition of Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the
Woods." In his thirties, married, and staring down impending
fatherhood, Tom Coyne was familiar with the last refuge of the
adult male: the golfing trip. Intent on designing a golf trip to
end all others, Coyne looked to Ireland, the place where his father
has taught him to love the game years before. As he studied a map
of the island and plotted his itinerary, it dawn on Coyne that
Ireland was ringed with golf holes. The country began to look like
one giant round of golf, so Coyne packed up his clubs and set off
to play all of it-on foot.
"A Course Called Ireland" is the story of a walking-averse golfer
who treks his way around an entire country, spending sixteen weeks
playing every seaside hole in Ireland. Along the way, he searches
out his family's roots, discovers that a once-poor country has been
transformed by an economic boom, and finds that the only thing
tougher to escape than Irish sand traps are Irish pubs.
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