Maybe It Should Have Been a Three Iron : My Year as Caddie for the World's 438th Best Golfer

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Summary: Great golf reading along with a little travel thrown in.
Review: Many a weekend golfer has watched the golf pro and his caddy stride down the eighteenth hole of a championship wondering how anyone could not be enthralled at this great life. Well the author tells the true story of how caddies who don't carry the bag of an accomplished top money winner really have to scrimp and cut corners to just get by. It also tells of how a totally inexperienced caddy goes to work for a struggling golfer who has spent nineteen years on the European without ever winning a tournament. I enjoyed the freindship that slowly grew over the year and also the competancy level as the year went on.I would heartily recomend this book to any golfer who wants a look at the not so superstar side of the professional golf tour.

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Summary: Funniest golf book I have ever read.
Review: Period. And I have read them all.

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Summary: Funniest golf book I have ever read.
Review: Period. And I have read them all.

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Summary: Boring
Review: The first few chapters were fine but then it became the same old same old. The occasional blurbs about one of the touring professionals were dated, well known and far too few. Not particularly entertaining.

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Summary: the best sports book i've ever read
Review: this book came out in britain last year. donegan is a fantasist who dreams of becoming a professional golfer. the only problem is he's crap at golf. so he decides to caddy for deadbeat pro, called ross drummond, the 438th best golfer in the world. the book tells the story of their season together. it's not like a "golf book'' as such, becasue there's very little of the "we missed a six-foot putt to go four over par'' stuff - the usual boring crap that fills golf books. this is more of a travellogue and a paen to unfulfilled dreams. drummond is the star, he's laconic, wry and can't believe that he agreed to take on this lunatic as his caddy. (like Quixote and {Pancha). they start off the season as good buddies but as thre weeks roll on the relationship gradually begins to sour until, well. i won't give it away. i read this in a single sitting, it was so compelling and funny...

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Summary: This is a great book
Review: This is a very funny yet serious book. You really understand what it is like to be a caddy on any tour. You don't always get breaks but you have to go on and forget it.

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Summary: Hilarious, insightful, and even touching
Review: This is a very intelligent and witty book that all of us who understand golf's struggles must surely appreciate. But beyond a golfer's perspective, this should also be enjoyed as a story about any passion in life that proves to be extremely challenging or unattainable, and the humor of brushing aside all obstacles and pressing forward no matter how ridiculous the circumstances become.

True, this isn't a book about Tiger Woods or Madonna or Bill Clinton, so if you are looking for pop culture, you'll need to look elsewhere. But if you are someone who cheers for the underdog and if you also like golf stories from an insider's point of view, I don't think you will be disappointed!

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Summary: An excellent book - but it did nothing for my stroke!
Review: This is a well constructed account of life on the European professional golf tour. Even for those with no interest in the game it is a fascinating read and gives us a human dimension into the challenges facing sports professionals. Donegan has dealt superbly with this aspect and we can't wait for his next tome. He would seem to have a bright future as a novelist.