The green road home: A caddie's journal of life on the pro golf tour - Hardcover

Bamberger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0809251604 ISBN 13: 9780809251605

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary, 1986

Synopsis

Today Michael Bamberger is one of the top sportswriters in the world, but twenty years ago, at the tender age of twenty-four, he reached the summit of another field—professional golf. He set no course records, made no monstrous putts, and no television cameras followed him around. But the writer received a golf education most fans only dream about: He spent six months caddying on the PGA Tour. Part sports book, part travel-adventure, The Green Road Home is the book that launched Bamberger's career. For six months he carried the bags of some of the game's finest, most promising, and most colorful characters—from legends such as Al Geiberger ("Mr. 59") and George Archer, to up-and-comers like Brad Faxon and Steve Elkington—in tournaments ranging from the Byron Nelson Classic to the British Open to the PGA Championship. The Green Road Home is an entertaining and insightful behind-the-scenes account of days and nights on the PGA Tour; a true classic of sports writing.

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After a fairly rousing start, Bamberger's tale becomes a rambling, unorganized narrative. The only tour players of distinction for whom he caddied were George Archer and Al Geiberger, both nearing senior golf play. There is a gratuitous chapter on Jack Nicklaus. Bamberger participated in minor tournaments, such as the Honda Classic and the Dutch Open. There are no landmarks here, or large-purse tournaments. Ultimately, after a small wave of different caddy/player combinations, Bill Britton took on Bambergerwhich leads to the story of the rookie caddie and the little-known Britton. Together they tread "the green road home." Bamberger's picture of the caddie on the pro tour is superficial. Only for larger collections. Eugene J. Millich, Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse Lib.
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Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809251604
• ISBN 13: 9780809251605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 258