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Chargement... A Course Called Scotland: Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game (édition 2018)par Tom Coyne (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreA Course Called Scotland: Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game par Tom Coyne    Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  santhony | Mar 18, 2024 |  aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Much has changed since the Ireland Tour. The author is married and sober. Previously, he was quite the drinker, as some of his Irish adventures attest. He also travels by BMW station wagon as opposed to by foot. Along the way, he is joined by a variety of friends, acquaintances and even internet strangers.
Having played many of the courses highlighted by the author, it was fun to relive those rounds through the author’s eyes, though he certainly played many courses that would at best be described as obscure.
The author is certainly not a golf course critic. He lauds virtually every course he plays, and the more primitive the setting, the more he likes it. You get the impression that if a Scot went into his back pasture and buried 12 coffee cans, Coyne would declare it the purest form of golf imaginable. It gets a little ridiculous at times.
When I say that he lauds “virtually every course” there are two exceptions. He doesn’t care much for Trump International Aberdeen or Trump International Turnberry. Having played both, I can assure you that they are top notch, certainly well-groomed which isn’t important to Coyne, but hard to differentiate from other courses (like Kingsbarns and Skibo Castle) which he finds no fault with. In fact, Turnberry is pretty unanimously regarded as one of the best links courses in the world.
By no stretch am I a Trump fan, but you can’t fault his golf courses. Except Coyne can.
Over the course of roughly 120 rounds, it gets a little old to hear how every B&B is the greatest place in the world, every nine-hole goat ranch is the epitome of golf purity, and every travel companion is a saint. All in all, I think I preferred the Ireland trip. (