The Soul of Golf
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ISBN: 0449002977 / Publisher: Ballantine Books, May 1998
With wit and a philosophical mind, the author recounts his odyssey across America in search of the true nature of golf and the skill needed to win, from the Ocean Course of Kiawah Island to the sagebrush roughs of Nevada. Reprint.
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One hot summer morning, William Hallberg sets off on an odyssey across the United States to penetrate--and illuminate--the soul of golf. No course is too grand, no driving range too humble for a stop on Hallberg's unpredictable tour of America's varying golf venues. He tackles Kiawah Island's diabolical and breathtaking Ocean Course with a party of well-heeled Southern gents. He tromps through sagebrush roughs in the Nevada outback. He encounters the ghost of a cherished golfing buddy during a memorable round in the Smokies. And between games he nurses his wounds, ponders his constantly mutating handicap, and commiserates with fellow golfers in dusky sports bars, greasy spoons, and rain-soaked motel parking lots. Witty and wise, The Soul of Golf will make you laugh out loud, swallow hard in the face of painful truths, and, ultimately, head yet again for your favorite golf course where fate lies in ambush.
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