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A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee |  | Author: Tom Coyne
Publisher: Gotham
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 102603
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
ASIN: B003VWC4K8
Publication Date: February 2, 2010
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Product Description
The hysterical story bestseller about one man's epic Celtic sojourn in search of ancestors, nostalgia, and the world's greatest round of golf
By turns hilarious and poetic, A Course Called Ireland is a magnificent tour of a vibrant land and paean to the world's greatest game in the tradition of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods. In his thirties, married, and staring down impending fatherhood, Tom Coyne was familiar with the last refuge of the adult male: the golfing trip. Intent on designing a golf trip to end all others, Coyne looked to Ireland, the place where his father has taught him to love the game years before. As he studied a map of the island and plotted his itinerary, it dawn on Coyne that Ireland was ringed with golf holes. The country began to look like one giant round of golf, so Coyne packed up his clubs and set off to play all of it-on foot.
A Course Called Ireland is the story of a walking-averse golfer who treks his way around an entire country, spending sixteen weeks playing every seaside hole in Ireland. Along the way, he searches out his family's roots, discovers that a once-poor country has been transformed by an economic boom, and finds that the only thing tougher to escape than Irish sand traps are Irish pubs.
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 A Course Called Ireland, Paper Tiger, & A Gentleman's Game - Tom Coyne September 2, 2010
Horace Tortoise (Seattle, WA)
If you're considering reading A Course Called Ireland, Paper Tiger, or Gentleman's Game, here is what you need to know: Tom Coyne studied writing at Notre Dame and attempted to play on their golf team - turned out he was better at writing, proven by his first book - A Gentleman's Game, turned into a movie starring Gary Sinise, Phillip Baker Hall, and Mason Gamble. Mason went on to play the lead role in finally producing a film of Golf in the Kingdom(1972)- the best selling golf novel of alltime (and shot at Bandon Dunes). Tom's next writing project required he spend a year attempting to improve his golf enough to make it thru Q School and earn his tour card - then write about the experience. Paper Tiger was a joy to read and must have been a dream experience to live. A Course Called Ireland was based on this simple premise: I'll walk the entire perimeter of Ireland, carrying my clubs and all that I need on my back with one pair of Keen hiking shoes - and write about it. He journeyed inland, entertained visitors, broke out and traveled small parts by car, but all in all, lived and wrote an incredible story that, like his other books, puts his reader in a place they would otherwise never experience and it's done with great skill, humor, self-deprecation, and incredible passion for golf. If you like Michael Bamberger, James Dobson, or Curt Sampson - you're going to like reading Tom Coyne very much. Enjoy.
 Not up to Par July 19, 2010
A Humble Reader
My apologies to everyone else who loved this book...I simply don't get why! Love to read, love golf, I drink a beer here and there - heck, I even have a little Irish blood in me. This book just fell so flat for me. I tried, really I tried. The premise was great, but the author seemed to be overly repetitive in descriptions and activities and short on actual course images. Picturing him hiking and battling with the nuances of Ireland, I would have enjoyed more depth about the actual courses. I'm not at all slamming the book or the author's efforts - this just didn't do it for me.
Spectacular June 7, 2010
Timothy M. Finerty (Chicago Illinois)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mr C has done a fantastic job of writing Ireland. I could not put it down. Having played and been in Ireland several times he nails the description of the golf, the country and the people. The description of Old Head was the best. Loved it. Keep em coming!!!!!
A Must Read For The Avid Golfer! May 31, 2010
Ryan T. Becker
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I stumbled upon this book by accident but boy I am glad I did! It was one of the best golf books I have ever read. Tom Coyne takes us on an unforgettable journey that kept me turning pages as fast as I could! It made me laugh out loud, love the game even more than I already did, and prompted me to tell every one of my golfing friends that this is one they have to pick up!
My second Tom Coyne April 2, 2010
Allan Penwell
Coyne is a great writer---amusing, descriptive, and it's about golf, Ireland, and Guiness! If you like this book, try Paper Tiger. The author immerses himself in golf for a year to try to get through Q school. I believe Paper Tiger was recommended by NYT as how I got onto him.
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