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Book Cover for: Maybe It Should Have Been a Three Iron: My Year as Caddie for the World's 438th Best Golfer, Lawrence Donegan

Maybe It Should Have Been a Three Iron: My Year as Caddie for the World's 438th Best Golfer

Lawrence Donegan

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Winner:USGA Herbert Warren Wind -Literature (1998)

Maybe It Should Have Been a Three-Iron is the funny and poignant story of one man's search for sporting glory.

Lawrence Donegan had the desire but lacked the talent to be a professional golfer, so he settled for the next best thing--caddying for Ross Drummond, a little-known pro on the European PGA tour, ranking 438th in the world. With self-deprecating humor, Donegan recounts the days and endless nights he spent on the road with Drummond as they existed on a string of meager tournament checks and chased the elusive "big win" much as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza chased windmills.

Book Details

  • Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
  • Publish Date: Jun 12nd, 1999
  • Pages: 256
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0002
  • Dimensions: 8.53in - 5.52in - 0.70in - 0.76lb
  • EAN: 9780312204228
  • Categories: • Essays• Golf

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About the Author

Donegan, Lawrence: -

Lawrence Donegan was born in Scotland and studied politics at Glasgow University. He now works as a journalist for the Guardian and lives in Glasgow.

Praise for this book

"An entertaining, fast-paced read...The book leaves you laughing at the pair's misadventures and startling achievements." --Golf Magazine

"A cornucopia of self-deprecating laughs and a pleasure for those who have golfed or caddied." --Publishers Weekly

"This quixotic adventure is priceless. Anyone who reads chapter 11 and doesn't laugh until he can't see is dead or ought to be." --Dave Kindred author of Around the World in 18 Holes