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May 01, 1996 | ISBN 9780385483384 Buy
Nov 23, 2011 | ISBN 9780307809070 Buy
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May 01, 1996 | ISBN 9780385483384
Nov 23, 2011 | ISBN 9780307809070
My Usual Game chronicles David Owen’s funny and enlightening quest to come to terms with a game that has frustrated and fascinated him ever since he was a child. Follow Owen as he rescues his swing at golf school, spends a week with the inventor of the modern golf club, nearly wins a three-day Pro-Am at a tournament on the PGA Tour, travels with three golf-crazed friends to tacky Myrtle Beach, follows Fred Couples and Paul Azinger at the Ryder Cup, and discovers what may be the darkest secret of the golf swing: The difference between a slice and a draw is a certain number of beers. My Usual Game is a hilarious and wonderfully literate tour through the sometimes peculiar culture of this very popular sport. Golfers of all ages will discover My Usual Game for many years to come. It is destined to become a classic of golf literature.
Published just in time for Father’s Day, this engagingly witty discourse takes readers along on Owen’s golfing adventures–playing the Masters course in Augusta, touring Ireland’s greatest greens, meeting the sport’s real millionaires (the equipment manufacturers), and chatting with local duffers. Line drawings.
David Owen is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of 14 books. He lives in northwest Connecticut with his wife, the writer Ann Hodgman.
"Owen’s droll asides are as memorable as a chip-in birdie."–People"Mr. Owen’s style might be best described as part John Updike and part Johnny Miller."–Newsweek
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