cover image Strokes of Genius

Strokes of Genius

Thomas Boswell. Penguin Books, $15 (272pp) ISBN 978-0-14-011368-6

`` Washington Post sports columnist Boswell here collects his newspaper pieces and Golf magazine articles to provide a full and entertaining look at `the sport that ruins dreams.' '' He examines some of the stars, courses and unique elements of a professional golfer's life in what PW called ``a top volume for linksters.'' (Apr.)