A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee
Tom Coyne, . . Gotham, $26 (311pp) ISBN 978-1-592-40424-7
In this cheerily self-deprecating work, Coyne—an Irish-American Philadelphian who never knew much about his roots and avoided exercise—describes how he undertook a wildly ambitious plan to spend four months playing over 40 golf courses in Ireland and getting to them by walking. Coyne's tiredness quickly translates into hiker's euphoria; however, he has a tougher time facing the Irish breakfast every B&B owner serves him (sausages, rashers, beans, soda bread—“an afternoon of wincing regret”). Having already written a couple of books on golf (e.g.,
Reviewed on: 12/22/2008
Genre: Nonfiction
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