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magicj_001's review against another edition
3.0
I have read two other books by Tom Coyne and thought they were absolutely great golf reads: A Course Called Ireland, and Paper Tiger. So, I wanted to go back and read his first novel and the one that make him famous.
I have to say it is a distant third behind the other two. Maybe non-golfers will like it more and maybe it is a better literary effort, but I disliked it. It was very cynical and depressing. Perpetuated the perception that all country-club golfers are fat, drunk, loud rich jerks that only belong to the club for the prestige. I suppose this stereotype may have been the norm in the 50's or 60's, but my experience has been that most people that shell out the bucks to belong to a golf club do so because they love to play golf. I didn't find any of that here.
I have to say it is a distant third behind the other two. Maybe non-golfers will like it more and maybe it is a better literary effort, but I disliked it. It was very cynical and depressing. Perpetuated the perception that all country-club golfers are fat, drunk, loud rich jerks that only belong to the club for the prestige. I suppose this stereotype may have been the norm in the 50's or 60's, but my experience has been that most people that shell out the bucks to belong to a golf club do so because they love to play golf. I didn't find any of that here.
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