Summer 2003

Great Reads for Off the Course

For Entertainment Try:

Final Round by William Bernhardt

This mystery is set during The Masters tournament that is played on the sweeping fairways of Georgia’s exclusive Augusta National Golf Club each year in April. However, this year, the tournament has attracted something else. For golf pros Connor Cross and John McCree, the competition is a chance to catch up on old times and calm each other’s nerves before the play turns serious. But when a killer strikes, things suddenly turn too serious. With one round left to play, and the body count rising while his scores are dropping, Connor Cross is the next in line to die. . . . This is a thriller that provides a real behind the scenes look at the golf circuit that the cameras never show.

A Mulligan for Bobby Jobe by Bob Cullen

Bobby Jobe is a gifted golfer, but not necessarily a nice guy. When he chokes in his latest tournament he blames his caddy, Greyhound Mote for the loss, resulting in a severing of their professional and personal relationship. As if that isn’t enough, Bobby goes out to the driving range in a storm and is blinded by lightening. Months later, Bobby’s therapist believing he still has the right stuff to play golf entices Greyhound back to be the eyes for Bobby as he prepares to make a comeback. The result is a novel about the power of faith and friendship.

Nasty Breaks by Charlotte and Aaron Elkins

Lee Ofsted is booked to teach a group of local executives golf on Block Island. Sure the course only has nine holes, the greens are compacted sand and the fairways are actually open meadows, however her fee of $1,000/day will go a long way to covering her expenses during her third year on the LPGA. When something seems too good to be true, watch out. After a bizarre kidnapping is stopped, the intended victims husband is murdered. Lee gets caught up in discovering the identity of the killer and discovers a long tale of greed and ambition.

The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three Jack Give-Up Artist by Dan Jenkins

Bobby Joe Grooves is a sixteen-year tour veteran trying to turn his one annual tournament win and considerable Texas charm into his first appointment to the Ryder Cup team. Standing between Bobby Joe and his little piece of golf heaven are two ex-wives and a girlfriend, all of who know to a penny his spot on the money list. As we follow Bobby Joe’s quest for a spot on the Ryder Cup team, we learn golf history and more about how to actually get the ball into the cup than in any of the thousands of instructional books.

Bermuda Grass by Keith Miles

Alan Saxon is helping to design a golf course at a new hotel in Bermuda. When his daughter, Lynette, agrees to spend a week on the island with him, he envisages an idyllic holiday. He is soon disillusioned. Once in Bermuda, his troubles really start. A nervous course architect, sabotage, a dead body in the middle of the new golf course, and the kidnapping of his daughter and her friend have Saxon wishing that he'd never come anywhere near Bermuda...

For Inspiration Try:

Golf for Enlightenment by Deepak Chopra

This golf book offers guidance for players who battle with nerves as well as shot selection. Chopra combines focus and relaxation techniques to provide the golfer with an expanded awareness that may result in better play and lower scores.

In Search of Tiger byTom Callahan

What are the moments and influences in Tiger’s life that have resulted in an unprecedented career? Through seven years of interviews with Tiger, his family, friends, coaches and fellow golfers, the author unmasks the man behind the growing legend and examines the high moments that unveil him, his awesome drive, and his enormous talent.

Who’s Your Caddy? by Rick Reilly

Reilly, a writer for Sports Illustrated, writes about some of the world's most famous golfers, and some celebrity duffers.. He asks, Who knows a golfer best? Who's with them every minute of every round, hears their muttering, and knows whether they cheat? Their caddies, of course. So he figured that he could learn a lot about the players and their games by caddying, even though he had absolutely no idea how to do it and amazingly, some of the best golfers in the world-including Jack Nicklaus, David Duval, Casey Martin, and Jill McGill-agreed to let Reilly carry their bags at actual PGA and LPGA Tour events. This is a hilarious and revealing look at the world of golf with a twist!