The Ball in the Air- A Golfing Adventure by Michael Bamberger

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After a lifetime of writing about the professional sport, Michael Bamberger, the poet laureate of golf Golf magazine , delivers an exhilarating love letter to the amateur game as it's played-and lived-by the rest of us. Over Michael Bamberger's celebrated writing career, he has written a handful of books and hundreds of Sports Illustrated stories about professional golf and those who play it-that is, the .001 percent. Now, Bamberger trains his eye on the rest of us. In his most personal book yet, Bamberger takes the lid off a game that is both quasi-religious and a nonstop party, posing an age-old question that is answered over its pages- Why does the game cast such a spell on us Here is the story of modern golf that is not on TV. This is our story, we who pay to play, who can't wait to get another crack at the game, even when golf doesn't love us back. And just as every round is an adventure, every life in golf is, too. The golfers Michael Bamberger introduces will leave you inspired and moved. You'll meet Sam Reeves, a golf-loving US Army soldier who becomes captivated by a fellow soldier, Cliff Harrington, a gifted Black golfer who's cruelly robbed of the chance to show the world all he can do. You'll meet Ryan French, who plays on a college golf team out of Animal House.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Format- Hardcover
    • Dimension- 6.3" W x 9.1" H x 1" D
    • Genre- Sports
    • Publisher- Avid Reader Press, Simon Schuster, Publication date- 03-28-2023
    • Page count- 272
    • ISBN- 9781668009826
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