Playing Partners: A Father, a Son and Their Shared Passion for Golf [Hardcover]

George Peper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 12, 2003

Teenagers are notorious for differences with their parents, but the author has been lucky to share a special friendship with his 18-year-old son, Scott.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Recently retired Golf Magazine editor-in-chief Peper tells a familiar story--about fathers and sons playing golf together--but he manages to avoid the pot bunkers of sentimentality that usually snare similarly inspired memoirists. Peper's story is different because his lens is not always turned to soft focus. Yes, there are the expected teary moments of greenside bonding between Peper and his younger son, Scott, who caught the golf bug at age eight, but those moments are earned by the rest of the story: Peper honestly appraises how his "golf addiction" caused him to be an absentee father to his older son and even, to some degree, an absentee husband. And, yet, Peper also shows the remarkable way that golf brings generations together, overcoming not only the usual trappings of adolescent rebellion but also--and more importantly--the parenting limitations of a fumbling father. This moving but always grounded memoir will strike deep chords for anyone who ever teed it up with Dad. Bill Ott
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About the Author

George Peper lives in Grandview, New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (May 12, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446527076
• ISBN-13: 978-0446527071
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,897,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

George Peper is one of America's most respected golf journalists. For 25 years he was Editor-in-Chief of GOLF Magazine, with a total readership of 7 million. He is currently Editor-at-Large for LINKS Magazine where his column appears in each issue.

Peper is the author of 18 books on golf, two of them New York Times best sellers. His next book, entitled LINKS, is due from Artisan in 2010. Co-written with Scottish golf writer Malcolm Campbell, is is a celebration in words and photos of the world's 244 links courses.

Peper has written scripts for two dozen videos and television shows. His script for The Story of Golf, a two-hour documentary for Public Broadcasting, won him an Emmy nomination.

Peper's commitment to golf and golf course architecture was recognized in 2008 when he was presented the Donald Ross Award, the highest honor bestowed by the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Previous recipients include Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson, and Robert Trent Jones. In 2009 the Metropolitan Golf Writers presented him the Lincoln Werden Award for lifetime achivement to golf journalism.

Among his contributions to the game are "Pace Ratings" which establish playing times for golf courses and "The Need System" which was adopted by the USGA as the recommended method for allocating handicap strokes across 18 holes. Peper is also the originator of GOLF Magazine's biennial list of the Top 100 Courses in the World.

Currently Peper is Editor -at-Large for LINKS Magazine where his column appears in each issue. He lives in Newport, Rhode Island and St. Andrews, Scotland where he has a home on the 18th hole of the Old Course.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Ace!, May 20, 2003

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William A. Unger (Hollidaysburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Playing Partners: A Father, a Son and Their Shared Passion for Golf (Hardcover)

For those of us who love golf and have children,George Peper's book, Playing Partners, is a must read. Golf, like children, is a life time endeavor, sometimes rewarding, often frustrating but deeply enjoyable. This book captures all the subtleties of these parallel pursuits and shows that there is no magic formula for success, just hard work and practice.

5.0 out of 5 stars you love golf - you should read it, August 13, 2010

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J. Blankenship (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Playing Partners: A Father, a Son and Their Shared Passion for Golf (Hardcover)

One of the best golf books I have ever read. Highly, highly recommend. Although golf is the backdrop, a wonderful backdrop, the relationships and life experiences in the book are really exceptional and pull you in like a deep pool of blue water. What a delicious book. It's a book you should talk your non-golfing spouse into reading because they will love it even though they would never pick it up on their own.