Maybe It Should Have Been a Three Iron: My Year as Caddie for the World's 438th Best Golfer

by Lawrence Donegan

Book Overview

Maybe It Should Have Been a Three-Iron is the funny and poignant story of one man's search for sporting glory.

Lawrence Donegan had the desire but lacked the talent to be a professional golfer, so he settled for the next best thing--caddying for Ross Drummond, a little-known pro on the European PGA tour, ranking 438th in the world. With self-deprecating humor, Donegan recounts the days and endless nights he spent on the road...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312204221
• ISBN13: 9780312204228
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Hilarious, insightful, and even touching

This is a very intelligent and witty book that all of us who understand golf's struggles must surely appreciate. But beyond a golfer's perspective, this should also be enjoyed as a story about any passion in life that proves to be extremely challenging or unattainable, and the humor of brushing aside all obstacles and pressing forward no matter how ridiculous the circumstances become. True, this isn't a book about Tiger Woods or Madonna or Bill Clinton, so if you are looking for pop culture, you'll need to look elsewhere. But if you are someone who cheers for the underdog and if you also like golf stories from an insider's point of view, I don't think you will be disappointed!

Funniest golf book I have ever read.

Period. And I have read them all.

I DON'T KNOW LAWRENCE DONEGAN BUT...

I don't know Lawrence Donegan but, I'd like to shake his hand.Not since I read catch -22 for the second time, (the first time took me five atempts,because I just couldn't get my head around it) have I read a book cover to cover in one sitting.In the U.K. this book appears under the title A FOUR IRON IN THE SOUL, well,for me it had all fourteen clubs, the bag, the balls,the towel,THE LOT. They say "DON'T GIVE UP YOUR DAY JOB" well Lawrence Donegan did,and this account of his year "on the bag" of one of the european tour's lesser lights will probably convince many of us(wannabe caddies) NOT to give up ours.FIRST CLASS

An excellent book - but it did nothing for my stroke!

This is a well constructed account of life on the European professional golf tour. Even for those with no interest in the game it is a fascinating read and gives us a human dimension into the challenges facing sports professionals. Donegan has dealt superbly with this aspect and we can't wait for his next tome. He would seem to have a bright future as a novelist.

the best sports book i've ever read

this book came out in britain last year. donegan is a fantasist who dreams of becoming a professional golfer. the only problem is he's crap at golf. so he decides to caddy for deadbeat pro, called ross drummond, the 438th best golfer in the world. the book tells the story of their season together. it's not like a & quot;golf book'' as such, becasue there's very little of the & quot;we missed a six-foot putt to go four over par'' stuff - the usual boring crap that fills golf books. this is more of a travellogue and a paen to unfulfilled dreams. drummond is the star, he's laconic, wry and can't believe that he agreed to take on this lunatic as his caddy. (like Quixote and {Pancha). they start off the season as good buddies but as thre weeks roll on the relationship gradually begins to sour until, well. i won't give it away. i read this in a single sitting, it was so compelling and funny...