Outfitted with his trusty left-handed set of Ping irons and tailor-made woods, Leon Wentz sets out on a trek to conquer the best 100 courses in the world as selected by Golf Magazine. Follow Wentz as he chronicles his journeys in this lively diary: he endures 60-mph winds, four inches of rain in four hours at Fishers Island, shoos monkeys off the tee box at South Africa's Durban Country Club, has his golf bag inspected for snakes in New Zealand, and eats snapper soup at New Jersey's Pine Valley. Walking each round and carrying his clubs whenever possible, Wentz grasps each course firmly and charges ahead through each obstacle tossed his way. Feel as he shakes off the pain of a bone spur in his heel as he plays Scotland's Muirfield with borrowed crutches and a makeshift buggy, finishing each hole by crawling on his hands and knees to putt.
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Leon Wentz, principle of Wentz Group, a construction and engineering firm headquartered in northern California, wrote this unique travelogue memoir to record the many experiences of his globe-trotting quest. He ended up playing 111 courses--losing this near dozen from list changes. "I had to go back to New Zealand to play one that came up on the last list (2003)," said Wentz. "I wanted to play the current list, not an old list." The 69-year-old golfer, who carries a 7 handicap, shot his best round at Quaker Ridge, a 74, and recorded his highest score at Pine Valley, a 90.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
nice little narrative,
By Mark W Foster "nuts for golf" (Denver) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pebble Beach to Augusta: One Man's Journey to Play the World's Top 100 Courses (Hardcover)
Loved what he accomplished but obviously not written by a pro...more of a narrataive vs author
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