Fairway to Hell: Around the World in 18 Holes
by Franz Lidz
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Author: Franz LidzEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN: 1933060433
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: ESPN
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Book Review: Very, Very Funny and Insightful
Summary: 5 Stars
There seems to be a run lately on golf books in which the objective, it seems, is to show how many wild, wacky and - yes - wonderfully diverse ways the sport is played and enjoyed. But for my greens fee, few do it better than Lidz, a former Sports Illustrated writer who now dazzles for Conde Nast Portfolio and the New York Times. All that experience no doubt came in handy as the author offers up such gems as golf with shock rockers Judas Priest; coverage of the Fatty Open, where contestants are penalized for every pound under 250; outings with the American Singles Golf Association and golfing nudists (not the same story); and profiles of CBS funny man David Feherty, Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz and "Caddyshack" star Carl Spackler, aka comedian Bill Murray. I reveled in Lidz's attempts (with buddies, and later with his preteen daughter) to play all 33 mini-golf courses in Myrtle Beach, and in Zambia, where the "hazards" are crocodiles and rogue hippos. All the stories (30; the original plan for 18 went awry) come via Lidz's hilarious, if slightly warped, perspective - though a few, notably the Murray and Schulz stories and one about aspiring tour pro David Ping (no relation to the golf equipment of the same name) are poignant and touching. If you have ever enjoyed the golf humor of P.G. Wodehouse (and even if you haven't), Lidz is a worthy successor. He keeps you reading and chuckling until you wonder where the time went - and when he might be writing more.
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Presents a collection of humorous stories about golf around the world gleaned from the author's personal experience, including stories about a golf tournament for fat people and a course where the caddies are llamas.Biographies Books
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