Rating: Summary: Too little - too much Review: This book is OK for golf fans, and the best parts are the behind-the-scenes lives of pro golfers. The endless paragraphs on scoring and strokes become tedious about one third down the book. Love to hear about Davis Love, Curtis Strange, Paul Goydos and those trying to make it on the big tour, but too many repetitive match descriptions, which end-up looking all the same. After reading this, and reading the reviews of "The Majors", I will definitively NOT read, let alone purchase, "The Majors".
Rating: Summary: Excellent Review: Brilliant book. If you thought you knew what golf is all about, forget it. It is a kind of mystery, and Feinstein makes you feel every shot made by the stars on your body.
Rating: Summary: Wonderful insight into the Pro Golf world Review: This book is a wonderful look into the thoughts of people who often seem so unreal to the casual viewer or fan. Finally we feel how they feel at times of great joy and great pain and disapointment.Great Book. I loved it.
Rating: Summary: Bad title Review: How could someone call it a "good walk spoiled" who enjoys the game. I learned the game when I was young and I still aways like the game. I think this is a quote made by Mark Twain when he was a old nausating cynic.
Rating: Summary: Good, but not great Review: This book which as one of the other reviewers mentioned, basically consists of scorecards and mini-bios, but they took the book for what it was publicized to be, not what it is, it is a journey into the PGA Tour and picking out several players to discuss with them golf and life. I liked most of it with the exception of Feinstein sometimes using abbreviations for long phrases. This seemed to me to be a feeble attempt at cleverness, but it just got on my nerves.
Rating: Summary: One of the Best Books I've Ever Read! Review: This was one of the best books that I've ever read. Being only 15, I don't read much, but am a huge golf fan. The day I bought this bok I couldn't stop reading it. You don't have to be a fan of the PGA Tour to enjoy this book, but if you are a fan it will make it that much more better. I definately recommend you read this book.
Rating: Summary: A Double Bogey Review: Promises to "get inside the heads of the great players." Delivers a litany of scorecard results and shallow character insights.
Rating: Summary: Great book for anyone who loves golf Review: John Feinstein has written a wonderful book about the players on the PGA tour. It makes you feel like you are right there with the players. I especially enjoyed the parts about the players who are fighting just to stay on the tour. It really is a must read for any golfer who has ever dreamed of playing on the tour.
Rating: Summary: A great look at all aspects of the PGA Tour Review: This book dealt with all types of players on the tour. Sure everybody loves Greg Norman and Paul Azinger, but why not learn about Billy Andrade and Jeff Sluman. I found the most interesting stories to be the ones about players like Mike Donald, Jeff Cook, and Brian Henninger. These guys fight everyday for their livelihood. The stories about Q-school and the Nike tour show what real pressure is all about. This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to find out what professional golf on tour is really like.
Rating: Summary: Great depiction of life on the tour. Review: If you watch golf on Sundays, you have to read this book.The author follows the top players as well as the guys trying to make a living. I couldnt put it down.
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