The Bogey Man, Rick Reilly
The Bogey Man, Rick Reilly
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The Bogey Man
A Month on the PGA Tour

Author: Rick Reilly, George Plimpton

Narrator: Jeff Bottoms

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/26/2016

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

George Plimpton chronicles his month spent on the PGA tour in The Bogey Man, repackaged and including a foreword by Rick Reilly and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives.

What happens when a weekend athlete -- of average skill at best -- joins the professional golf circuit? George Plimpton, one of the finest participatory sports journalists, spent a month of self-imposed torture on the tour to find out. Along the way, he meets amateurs, pros, caddies, officials, fans, and hangers-on. In The Bogey Man, we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, Plimpton's thoughts and experiences -- frustrating, humbling and, sometimes, thrilling -- from the first tee to the last green.

This intriguing classic, which remains one of the wittiest books ever written on golf, features Arnold Palmer, Dow Finsterwald, Walter Hagan, and many other golf greats and eccentrics, all doing what they do best.

Author Bio

Currently a screenwriter and author, Rick Reilly for years wrote for Sports Illustrated and appeared on and wrote for ESPN. In addition to being voted the NSMA National Sportswriter of the Year eleven times, he has been recognized with the Damon Runyon Award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism. USA Today called him, "the closest thing sportswriting ever had to a rock star."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Xavier

After finishing the book, I thought it was a pretty solid read when it comes to factual information about playing as an amateur on the PGA tour. It alleviated to the lifestyles of the professional caddies, which I never thought about but was cool to have some insight into their lives. From my unders......more

Goodreads review by Brad

This is, at least, the fifth best golf book I've ever read! Fantastic writing.......more

Goodreads review by David

This book deals with the psychology of golf, especially the ways a struggling player thinks about the challenges of the game. I am a new, struggling player, and so Plimpton's description of the golfer's body as "a monstrous, manned colossus poised high over the golf ball" and his mind filled with "a......more