{"product_id":"the-soul-of-golf-9780449911242","title":"The Soul of Golf","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a hot summer morning  William Hallberg  author of The Rub of the Green  sets off on an odyssey across the United States to penetrate--and illuminate--the soul of golf. No course is too grand  no driving range too humble for a stop on Hallbergs unpredictable tour of Americas verdant and not-so-verdant golf venues. He tackles Kiawah Islands diabolical and breathtaking Ocean Course with a party of well-heeled Southern gents. He tromps through sagebrush roughs and kikuyu bunkers in the Nevada outback. He encounters the ghost of a cherished golfing buddy during a memorable round in the Smokies. And between games he nurses his wounds  ponders his constantly mutating handicap  and commiserates with fellow golfers in dusky sports bars  greasy spoons  and rain-soaked motel parking lots.  No one writes about golf the way William Hallberg does. His zest  passion  and humor inform each page of this book  which  using golf as both its means and metaphor  explores what it is to be a man in America. The Soul of Golf will make you laugh out loud  swallow hard in the face of painful truths  and ultimately  head yet again for your favorite golf course where fate lies in ambush. Hallberg clearly had the time of his life working on this book. Its a privilege and a pleasure to come along for the ride.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647845031989,"sku":"ByrdShop_0449911241","price":43.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780449911242.jpg?v=1781697913","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-soul-of-golf-9780449911242","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}