Tales from Q School, John Feinstein
Tales from Q School, John Feinstein
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Tales from Q School
Inside Golf's Fifth Major

Author: John Feinstein

Narrator: John Feinstein

Abridged: 5 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2007


Synopsis

From the author of Raise a Fist, Take a Knee and A Good Walk Spoiled, this "must-read" national bestseller takes you inside the dramatic world of the highest-pressure golf tournament in the world (Tampa Tribune).  

It is the tournament that separates champions from mortals. It is the starting point for the careers of future legends and can be the final stop on the down escalator for fading stars. The annual PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament is one of the most grueling competitions in any sport. Every fall, veterans and talented hopefuls sweat through six rounds of hell at Q school, as the tournament is universally known, to get a shot at the PGA Tour, vying for the 30 slots available.

The grim reality: If you don't make it through Q school, you're not on the PGA tour. You're out. And those who make it to the six-day finals are the lucky ones: hundreds more players fail to get through the equally grueling first two stages of the event. John Feinstein tells the story of the players who compete for these coveted positions in the 2005 Q school as only he can. With arresting accounts from the players, established winners, rising stars, the defeated, and the endlessly hopeful, America's favorite sportswriter unearths the inside story behind the PGA Tour's brutal all-or-nothing competition.

About John Feinstein

John Feinstein is the author of more than thirty books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers A Season on the Brink and A Good Walk Spoiled. He is also the author of numerous kids mysteries. His first young adult mystery, Last Shot, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award. John also works for the Washington Post, the Golf Channel, Sirius XM Radio, and Comcast Sportsnet.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on September 29, 2022

I've seen John Feinstein books for years mainly at all the used bookstores I frequent but never actually read one. Apparently he has written 44 books at this point! I have to say I was impressed with this effort. Although it may be a bit dated in terms of the format and purpose of 'Q School' the hum......more

Goodreads review by Dustin on March 28, 2017

Not bad. It's a little dated, because getting through Q School now only guarantees a spot on the secondary tour. The stories are interesting, and you get a great feel for what it's like to be a golfer on the fringe of respectability. None of these guys are the world beating superstars of their day,......more

Goodreads review by Joe on September 30, 2022

Another book by Feinstein that offers an unparalleled "behind-the-scenes" look at sport. A perspective that most of us wish we had. Feinstein makes us feel like we were there!......more

Goodreads review by Brendan on April 29, 2018

Tales from Q School tells the story of the 2005 Q school tournament through the eyes of a handful of the 1000’s of PGA Tour hopefuls who competed that year – some famous, others less so. The book is packed full of interesting anecdotes about the qualifying school that lower-rung golfers had to go th......more

Goodreads review by Chris on October 13, 2020

This book is unbelievably relatable. Every golfer knows the ups and downs of golf. Good days, bad days. When everything is clicking, and when it’s just not working. That’s this book except with 1,000x the pressure as pro golfers are fighting for their livelihood to make the pro tour. You would think......more