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Fairway to Hell: Around the World in 18 Holes | 
 enlarge | Author: Franz Lidz
Publisher: ESPN
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 48052
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1933060433
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352
EAN: 9781933060439
ASIN: 1933060433
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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Very, Very Funny and Insightful October 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There seems to be a run lately on golf books in which the objective, it seems, is to show how many wild, wacky and - yes - wonderfully diverse ways the sport is played and enjoyed. But for my greens fee, few do it better than Lidz, a former Sports Illustrated writer who now dazzles for Conde Nast Portfolio and the New York Times. All that experience no doubt came in handy as the author offers up such gems as golf with shock rockers Judas Priest; coverage of the Fatty Open, where contestants are penalized for every pound under 250; outings with the American Singles Golf Association and golfing nudists (not the same story); and profiles of CBS funny man David Feherty, Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz and "Caddyshack" star Carl Spackler, aka comedian Bill Murray. I reveled in Lidz's attempts (with buddies, and later with his preteen daughter) to play all 33 mini-golf courses in Myrtle Beach, and in Zambia, where the "hazards" are crocodiles and rogue hippos. All the stories (30; the original plan for 18 went awry) come via Lidz's hilarious, if slightly warped, perspective - though a few, notably the Murray and Schulz stories and one about aspiring tour pro David Ping (no relation to the golf equipment of the same name) are poignant and touching. If you have ever enjoyed the golf humor of P.G. Wodehouse (and even if you haven't), Lidz is a worthy successor. He keeps you reading and chuckling until you wonder where the time went - and when he might be writing more.
Sensationally funny August 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There is really nothing I can say about Fairway To Hell that hasn't already been said. The constant stream of startlingly original and side-splittingly funny similes and metaphors and sarcasms, the dizzying complexity of the chapters, the characters that you'd swear have been stolen from your own circle of acquaintances... three perfectly formed pearls of masterful comic writing. Aaaaaahhhhh.....
Effortlessly funny July 17, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Mr. Lidz is as superbly nonsensical as ever. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more annoying than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in.
 Better than most May 29, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book contains a very nice balance of the real spirit of golf and the fun side of golf. Some of the chapters are questionable but others are touching and funny at the same time. The author has found the right people to show how deep this game can go into the human condition. But unlike other books that try to do the same, this one avoids taking itself too seriously. Most books of this type just plain fail. This one does not and deserves attention. Seriously, a mini-golf marathon in Myrtle Beach, sign me up.
Hitting The Sweet Spot May 5, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
There's a moment in every golfer's life that we remember forever. It belongs to that period after a perfect swing, when the sweet spot of the driver has met the ball with a thick, solid click. The ball screams off the tee on a low, rising climb, and just in the last quarter of its flight when you think it might start falling, the spin you've put on it bites into the air and the ball lifts, climbing more steeply and slowly in a last flare of energy. And then you get the moment, when the flight of the ball connects with the feeling of the strike and the two have travelled up the club, through your arms and shoulders and into your heart. I got much the same feeling after finishing this funny, funny book.
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