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A Course Called America

Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course
By Tom Coyne
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In A Course Called America, Tom Coyne embarks on an epic road trip across the United States to discover the essence and history of American golf. With a mix of personal anecdotes, historical insights, and encounters with golf enthusiasts, Coyne captures the spirit of the sport and explores its cultural significance while attempting to play golf courses in all 50 states.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a passion for golf and travel. It offers a captivating journey across the United States, exploring unique courses and the culture surrounding them. With personal anecdotes and humour, it's perfect for readers interested in adventures and the diverse landscapes of America.

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In 'A Course Called America', Tom Coyne plays his way across the United States in search of the great American golf course. Packed with fascinating tales from American golf history, comic road misadventures, illuminating insight into course design, and many a memorable round with local golfers, this book is an epic narrative travelogue brimming with heart and soul.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Globe-trotting golfer Tom Coyne has finally come home. And he’s ready to play all of it.

After playing hundreds of courses overseas in the birthplace of golf, Coyne, the bestselling author of A Course Called Ireland and A Course Called Scotland, returns to his own birthplace and delivers a “heartfelt, rollicking ode to golf…[as he] describes playing golf in every state of the union, including Alaska: 295 courses, 5,182 holes, 1.7 million total yards” (The Wall Street Journal).

In the span of one unforgettable year, Coyne crisscrosses the country in search of its greatest golf experience, playing every course to ever host a US Open, along with more than two hundred hidden gems and heavyweights, visiting all fifty states to find a better understanding of his home country and countrymen.

Coyne’s journey begins where the US Open and US Amateur got their start, historic Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. As he travels from the oldest and most elite of links to the newest and most democratic, Coyne finagles his way onto coveted first tees (Shinnecock, Oakmont, Chicago GC) between rounds at off-the-map revelations, like ranch golf in Eastern Oregon and homemade golf in the Navajo Nation. He marvels at the golf miracle hidden in the sand hills of Nebraska and plays an unforgettable midnight game under bright sunshine on the summer solstice in Fairbanks, Alaska.

More than just a tour of the best golf the United States has to offer, Coyne’s quest connects him with hundreds of American golfers, each from a different background but all with one thing in common: pride in welcoming Coyne to their course. Trading stories and swing tips with caddies, pros, and golf buddies for the day, Coyne adopts the wisdom of one of his hosts in Minnesota: the best courses are the ones you play with the best people.

But, in the end, only one stop on Coyne’s journey can be ranked the Great American Golf Course. Throughout his travels, he invites golfers to debate and help shape his criteria for judging the quintessential American course. Should it be charmingly traditional or daringly experimental? An architectural showpiece or a natural wonder? Countless conversations and gut instinct lead him to seek out a course that feels bold and idealistic, welcoming yet imperfect, with a little revolutionary spirit and a damn good hot dog at the turn. He discovers his long-awaited answer in the most unlikely of places.

Packed with fascinating tales from American golf history, comic road misadventures, illuminating insights into course design, and many a memorable round with local golfers and celebrity guests alike, A Course Called America is “a delightful, entertaining book even nongolfers can enjoy” (Kirkus Reviews).

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Soulful and entertaining, Tom Coyne's memoir A Course Called America takes readers on a vivid journey across the United States in search of the great American golf course. Coyne captures the essence of the game by exploring 295 courses and engaging with a diverse array of characters. His storytelling blends humour and poignancy, highlighting the connections between people and the cultural fabric of America through golf.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781982128067

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Avid Reader Press

Illustration: 8-pg 4-c insert; maps t-o

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 342g

Pages: 416

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Biography & Memoir Golf Non-Fiction Sports Sports Biographies Tom Coyne

About the Author

Tom Coyne is the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Course Called Ireland and A Course Called Scotland; Paper Tiger; and the novel A Gentleman’s Game, named one of the best 25 sports books of all time by The Philadelphia Daily News and adapted into a motion picture starring Gary Sinise. He is podcast host and senior editor for The Golfer’s Journal, and has written for GOLF Magazine, Golfweek, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. He earned an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Notre Dame, where he won the William Mitchell Award for distinguished achievement. He lives outside Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters.

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