Thursday's Game: Notes from a Golfer with Far to Go

by Tom Chiarella

Book Overview

Tom Chiarella gets to play courses that most duffers can only dream of -- leaving divots, lost balls, and the occasional picture-perfect pin shot in his wake. Chiarella is the serious amateur, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578601703
• ISBN13: 9781578601707
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Clerisy Press, Emmis Books
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Monday's Read

I picked up this book with an armful of others about golf, shielding myself against the actual play of the game by hiding under the covers studying it. This had worked well in a previous life on a previous quest, but Mr. Chiarella's book succeeded only in jabbing me in the ribs until I grabbed my clubs and headed out in the sauna-like heat determined to put together some kind of game good enough to have a pro throw it out and build me a new one. A tolerable one in time for a visit with my brother, where we would play winter golf on brown grass crusted with snow and talk and not talk and let an entire day slip by. Thanks Tom.

Excellent

An excellent book that illustrates not the "how", but the "why" of golf. Gives us insight into the people that feel passionately about the sport. A great read for golf fans - and a wonderful resource for those who live with them.