The Bogey Man: A Month on the PGA Tour (Paperback)

~ (Author) "My woes in golf, I have felt, have been largely psychological..." (more)
Key Phrases: touring caddies, ocean holes, golf hat, Mark Tanner, Arnold Palmer, Bobby Jones (more...)

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"Humorous but allso agonizing and also unfailingly fascinating regardless of one's interest in golf. For the psychology of of the sport--and this is what Mr. Plimpton is probing--there is nothing more revealing around." --The New York Times

 

"Plimpton will interest even the man who can't tell a pitching wedge from a putter.... This is really a book about a kind of madnesss with rules, and anyone can appreciate the appeal of that." --Newsweek

 

"Golf  is a lonely and private game, lacking the natural drama of football, but Plimpton, by substituting improvisation for plot, has caught its mad comedy and bizarre effects on peoplein a book  just as charming, in its own way, as Paper Lion." --Life magazine

 

Named by Travel & Leisure Golf magazine as one of "The 25 Best Golf Books Ever"

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

"Plimpton will interest even the man who can't tell a pitching wedge from a putter.... This is really a book about a kind of madness with rules, and anyone can appreciate the appeal of that." -Newsweek

THE BOGEY MAN remains arguably the funniest book on golf ever written.
George Plimpton here joins the pro golf circuit for a month of self-imposed torture in the name of bringing professional sport to the sphere of the average man. Arnold Palmer, Dow Finsterwald, Wlater Hagan, and others populate this intriguing, classic, candid view from the first tee.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592280455
• ISBN-13: 978-1592280452
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #819,747 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent get-well gift, May 21, 1999

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This review is from: The Bogey Man: A Month on the PGA Tour (Paperback)

As old as it is, this is still an excellent get-well gift for men who lived and died with the Palmer et.al. era. One does not even have to be an avid golfer to enjoy the book. Only a casual knowledge of the game is needed. I feel this was the best of Plimpton's books.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing look at the PGA Tour of the 60's from a hacker, July 15, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Saratoga Springs, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bogey Man: A Month on the PGA Tour (Paperback)

Plimpton doesn't pretend to be anything other than what he is: a priveleged amateur of questionable skill who is afforded the opportunity to play in several west coast pro-ams with various professionals. He relates many anecdotes, both first and second hand, several of which are hilarious insights into a tour which hadn't, at this juncture, reached the sophistication which characterizes its status today. Plimton's typical self-effacing style makes this an enjoyable read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Insight into the Game, January 9, 2010

By	Robielucy "Robielucy" (Camarillo, California USA) - See all my reviews

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This is not a "how to do" book but an insight into the world of golf as seen through the eyes, or shall I say words, of George Plimpton. It's a great read, and as of this writing, I'm almost half way through.
I am enjoying this book, and as a new golfer, I am pleased to realize my errors are not mine alone.

If you like and hate golf this is the book for you. Read it.