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Somewhere in Ireland A Village is Missing an Idiot

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This is one of the nuttiest, funniest books I've read in some time. Feherty takes a boring game and makes it seem interesting. What a character! For more laughs I also recommend WHO'S YOUR CADDY, STUPID WHITE MEN and NO ONE'S EVEN BLEEDING.

By far, the funniest golf book you will ever read. Feherty can write better than Tiger can play. One word of warning, do not read this book in a libary, hospital, or anywhere else you will get in trouble for laughing out loud. I believe that I woke my neighbors the other night at 3 AM as I kicked the common wall while I rolled over with laughter. I'll get over the stubbed toe, but I hope my neighbor does not hold a grudge. Happy reading :o)

To many people, golf is a tradition-rich sport, governed by stuffy, upper-class men with little or no sense of humor. For people who play golf, there is another side of the game: the funny, raunchy, and sometimes obscene area where most weekend duffers spend their golfing lives and many professionals spend much of their off-camera time. David Feherty is a member of the latter group, and has collected a group of his Golf Digest articles to make this book.

Feherty is a former professional golfer who now works as a commentator for CBS Sports, and has spent various portions of his career in various locales, both mainstream and remote. His tales of life on the Safari Tour and on the European Tour are priceless stories of anonymous toil in golf backwaters told as only Feherty can tell them. He skewers many in his stories, from the golf establishment to frequent partner Gary McCord, mercilessly, while reserving the most embarassing stories for himself. This self-deprecating humor is certainly endearing and makes for some of the best reading in the book.

Also included are great articles which display the emotional side of golf from an insider's perspective, from the patriotic fervor of Davis Cup competitors to the grief felt by the whole tour at the loss of Payne Stewart.

As some reviewers have mentioned, the humor in this book tends to focus on bodily functions. If gas jokes offend you, then this is not the book for you. If they don't, then get ready for some great golf writing and absolute hilarity, Feherty-style.

If Feherty cracks you up from time to time with his bizarre musings during his job as a TV golf analyst, expect more of the same, except in the book, he doesn't have to worry about the FCC. I laughed out loud at times, and at least snickered at others. Totally politically incorrect and worth the read.

Sure, 'Somewhere in Ireland' contains a good deal of potty humor- I'm amazed at how many times Feherty has soiled himself on a course. But this book is hillarious while also being inspiring. It contains some practical (but not technical) tips, and is full of life lessons. I've laughed out loud plenty of times while reading this book, and have come close to tears at some of the sentiment. If you don't enjoy this book, you have no sense of humor and no soul.

David Feherty is a very clever golf humorist with a bit of a twisted mind--a bit off the wall. You will sometimes have to laugh out loud at some of his comments and descriptions and you will find yourself repeating to others some of his stories.

The book is great. Feherty's an Idiot like Columbo was stupid! His writing is genuine, refreshing and entertaining; IF you like stories about golf and golfers, which I do. Feherty may not have been much of a golfer, by his own admission, but he is a natural when it comes to writing.

I just read the first two chapters and have been laughing out loud! He has amazing creativity and is truly a wordsmith. Well worth the price paid. I hope Feherty continues to write more books because they keep getting funnier!

easily the funniest book i've ever read. i started it last night at 11 pm, and by 3 am my wife and dog had deserted me to sleep elsewhere. it's crammed full of toilet humor as well as some great golf trivia, but who am i kidding? if i want pompous golf info, i'll read... who cares. if i want to laugh til i cramp, give me feherty.

IF you have a love of golf, and you don't mind laughing out loud, waking your wife when reading in bed in the late night or wee morning --whenever one tends to do their reading -- then David Feherty is the author to absorb.

I have long taken my golf game too serious, losing the fun of it all. But David and his stories, have changed that.

Do yourself a favor -- read David Feherty.