Golf in the Kingdom

About this book

Since its first publication Golf in the Kingdom has been recognized as a classic work on the deeper mysteries of golfa gospel of those who suspect or know that golf is more than a mere pastime.A young man en route to India stops in Scotland to play at the legendary Burningbush golf club and in twenty-four hours his life is transformed. Paired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons he is led through a round of phenomenal golf swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a a backswing governed by true gravity. A night of adventure and revelation follow and lead to a glimpse of Seamus MacDuff the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbushs thirteenth fairwayone they call Lucifers Rug.Murphys account reveals the possibilities for transcendence that resides in the human soul and through mystic-philosopher Shivas Irons the reader like Murphy becomes drawn into new worlds by this ancient and haunting game.