Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour by John Feinstein

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In this New York Times bestselling book, John Feinstein chronicles the time he spent on the 1993 and 1994 PGA tour, walking the links with the likes of Greg Norman, Tom Watson and Tom Kite. The result is stunning revelation of all that goes into the game at its highest levels: Nick Price nailing a 50-foot putt on the 17th hole to ensure victory at the British Open, Paul Azinger shocking the world with new of his cancer, John Daly upsetting the establishment -- and his fellow golfers -- with allegations of drug use on tour. Feinstein reveals the astounding tension at the top, the inconceivable pressure of staying on form in a game in which last year's star often becomes this year's casualty, the do-or-die pressure on nonstar players fighting for a spot on the tour, and how the grind of the tour can take its toll on family life. Written with insight, authority and humor, A Good Walk Spoiled is a masterful account that will enthrall everyone who loves the impossible game of golf.

From the Publisher

In the highly acclaimed bestseller A Good Walk Spoiled, John Feinstein captures the world of professional golf as it has never been captured before. Traveling with the golfers on the PGA Tour, Feinstein gets inside the heads of the game's greatest players as well as its struggling wannabes. Meet superstars like Nick Price, who nailed a fifty-foot putt at the seventeenth to win the British Open, and Paul Azinger, who marked his return from a bout with cancer with an emotional appearance at the Buick Open. Go behind the scenes for Davis Love III's unforgettable come-from-behind victory in the Ryder Cup. In golf, Feinstein eloquently relates, the line that separates triumph from disappointment is incredibly fine. "One week you've discovered the secret to the game; the next week you never want to play it again".

Publishers Weekly

To Mark Twain, golf was ``a good walk spoiled,'' but to the 200 or so top professional players, it is a sometimes lucrative but always nerve-wracking career in which this week's hero can be next week's bum, and in which athletes have only themselves to blame if they fail. Feinstein's (A Season on the Brink) lively and anecdotal style makes for an interesting read but cannot overcome the 1990s' objection to the sport-that there is no superstar of the stature of Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus to capture the public's fancy. So although there are media favorites such as Greg Norman, there are many outstanding players (Davis Love III, Paul Azinger) whom Feinstein brings to life here but who fail to generate the excitement of the greats. Feinstein, kind and upbeat, also points out that, almost without exception, golfers share a political viewpoint that is far to the right of Rush Limbaugh, with much self-pity for the taxes they have to pay on their six-and seven-figure incomes.

Library Journal

Golf talk from the author of the best-selling A Season on the Brink, LJ 4/15/89.

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