Two Years in St. Andrews: At Home on the 18th Hole

Two Years in St. Andrews: At Home on the 18th Hole
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The Old Course at St. Andrews is the great hallowed ground of golf, and it was there that George Peper was playing in 1983 when he hit a slice so hideous that he never found the ball. But in looking for it, he came across a for sale sign on a stone town house alongside the famed 18th hole. Two months later he and his wife, Libby, became the proud owners of 9A Gibson Place. Twenty years later, they moved in and settled in the "Auld Grey Toon," in the land of golf, single malt scotch, haggis, bagpipes, and television licenses, where the neighbors had accents thicker than a North Sea fog.
When he isn't attempting to break par on the Old Course, Peper immerses himself in the local golf culture: He learns the rituals for ordering a drink at the Royal & Ancient Golf Club (est. 1754), where he becomes the first American elected to the Club Committee; endures homesickness (in the form of "Pre-Masters Post-Partum Syndrome"); and meets intriguing locals such as his neighbor Gordon Murray, quite possibly the only caddie to store his caddie bib in the trunk of a Mercedes, and Wee Raymond Gatherum, a magnificent shotmaker whose diminutive stature belies his skills.
Wry, warm, and witty, St. Andrews Sojourn will delight anyone who has played -- or dreamed of playing -- the Old Course.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780743262828
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780743262828
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Two Years in St. Andrews: At Home on the 18th Hole

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