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~ Michael D'antonio (Author) "If Ouimet, Hogan, Snead, and Trevino left a trail behind on their way to greatness, it passes through the golfing hell called Q. School..." (more)
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The premise is simple and not unfamiliar: a writer attends the PGA's qualifying tournament, or Q. School, and latches on to one of the winners, whom he then follows around for a season on the tour. The resulting chronicle would have been a disaster had the player, like so many Q. School graduates, not made the cut on the tour; D'Antonio lucked out in finding Esteban Toledo, a self-taught Mexican grinder who just wants to earn enough to keep his Tour card for another year and for whom a Tour victory would represent not fame and fortune but the final step away from his dirt-poor origins in Mexicali, where his family "never had money for [Christmas] presents or a tree, or a feast." Although D'Antonio's recounting of round after round of golf grows a bit tiresome, you can't help but pull for Toledo. He overestimates his own mistakes. He practices with singular will. He has to learn to trust his well-meaning caddy. And he frequently doubts his own self-worth, especially when confronted by the racism that clearly pervades Tour events--on several occasions, Toledo is denied access to player areas because he's Mexican. On top of Toledo's quest, readers also get a fascinating look at the PGA not shown on TV, plus dozens of interesting tidbits and anecdotes from golf history. Overall, D'Antonio comes in at one under. (Mar.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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Golf has always been a game in which impossible dreams could be achieved. But is that still true, in an era when champions are groomed from infancy? Determined to find out, D'Antonio went looking for a long shot to follow. He found one in self-taught Mexican Esteban Toledo, and this account follows Toledo's first year on the PGA Tour. Of all the "year in the life" golf books that have appeared in the wake of John Feinstein's best-selling A Good Walk Spoiled (1995), this one is the least derivative and most satisfying. Toledo's story is a human-interest bonanza--dirt-poor childhood in Mexico, former boxer, caddy turned champion--and D'Antonio lets the facts speak for themselves, never piling on the pathos. Best of all, golf fans will see a side of the tour here they have rarely seen before--the nameless grinders who must struggle to win enough money to keep their tour cards for another year. Toledo's triumph makes a genuinely inspiring sports story. Bill Ott --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Hyperion (May 9, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0786886471
  • ISBN-13: 978-0786886470
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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sponsor exemptions, money list, tenth tee, qualifying tournament, fifteenth hole, eighteenth green, sixteenth hole, practice tee, pro golf, fellow pros, golf fans, leader board, tournament officials, birdie putt, putting surface
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5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking..., December 14, 2000
By Mike Klaas (Springboro, OH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tin Cup Dreams : A Long Shot Makes It on the PGA Tour (Hardcover)
This book was simply sensational! Anyone who has ever touched a golf club should read this book, because it makes anyone a believer that the "impossible" can happen. I could not put this heartwarming book down after reading page after page of Esteban's trials and turmoils on his path to greatness on the PGA Tour. What a great book for anyone who's been told that they cannot do something. Esteban Toledo silenced all his critics and proved that he could!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down., August 3, 2000
By E - man (BRIARCLIFF, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tin Cup Dreams : A Long Shot Makes It on the PGA Tour (Hardcover)
Being an obsessed golfer, I really enjoyed the "play-by-play" and the "insider" information the story provides. It is generally very well written (there were numerous typo's - poor editing). I just didn't want to put it down. It was like I was experiencing it with him.

It's a great success story, one that anyone will enjoy.

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3.0 out of 5 stars it made par, June 6, 2000
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This review is from: Tin Cup Dreams : A Long Shot Makes It on the PGA Tour (Hardcover)
a fascinating look at a journeyman pro golfer, better known as a "grinder," whose obsession with making the grade on the pga circuit is offset by his own mood swings. the subject is a rags to riches story, a poor mexican boy made good, and while his story is told well, his life on the circuit offers little drama apart from making the cut each week. estaban toldeo ain't no king kong misfit a la john daly; merely a hardworking, somewhat anonymous golfer, who might be one of the top 100 players in the world, but still doesn't get the respect he deserves. the author chose toledo to follow after meeting him at the qualfying school, or q, and liked what he saw--the intensity and natural feel he had for the game. had he chosen a different subject, one who was more voluble and expressive, this behind the scenes account of a pro golfer would have moved faster. instead, it petered out like a long par five, though you have to give credit to toledo for his self-discipline and desire to keep playing and playing and practicing and practicing. by the way, too many typos--bogeys!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The story I would rather read or hear about
We often get a quick blurb by anouncers whenever an unknown makes it into the top running during a tournament. Read more
Published on January 17, 2005 by T. Enst

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
To simply put it, this was a very good book and an easy read too, however many typos and errors. But other than that i loved the book.
Published on January 28, 2004 by rix0417

4.0 out of 5 stars A sweaty fairy tale you'll love
Its hard to know what part of this sweaty fairy tale to like the best.
First there was Esteban Toledo the boy. Read more
Published on March 12, 2003 by Jae Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars PGA Tour and Q school upclose
This book contains an excellent story and very well paced.It follows Esteban Toledo from his PGA tour qualification to the tour as he plays in a variety of tournaments, covering... Read more
Published on September 4, 2002 by Amit Chaudhary

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down.
Being an obsessed golfer, I really enjoyed the "play-by-play" and the "insider" information the story provides. Read more
Published on August 3, 2000 by E - man

3.0 out of 5 stars Amazing number of errors
This book was very entertaining and a quick read. Many interesting insights about Q school and the grinders on the tour. Read more
Published on July 19, 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Look out John Feinstein!
The book is written in the style made popular by _A Season on the Brink_ and other books by John Feinstein. (BTW, _A Civil War_ is Feinstein's best. Read more
Published on June 26, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars surprisingly captivating for a non-golfer
When this book was given to me by a friend I said, " Golf, You have to be kidding." My friend told me to give it a chance and loe and behold, by the middle of chapter... Read more
Published on June 6, 2000 by Albert H. Bourne Jr.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book Tarnished By Editing Errors
The author presents a well written and compelling narrative of the dreams and struggles of PGA Tour professional Esteban Toledo. Read more
Published on March 17, 2000 by Gerald Carroll

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book For The Golfer's Golfer And The Writer's Reader
In "Tin Cup Dreams" Michael D'Antonio combines the heart of a life-long duffer with the observational and prose skills of a John McPhee. Read more
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