A Course Called Scotland, Tom Coyne
A Course Called Scotland, Tom Coyne
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A Course Called Scotland
Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game

Author: Tom Coyne

Narrator: Jacques Roy

Unabridged: 12 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/03/2018


Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “One of the best golf books this century.” —Golf Digest

Tom Coyne’s A Course Called Scotland is a heartfelt and humorous celebration of his quest to play golf on every links course in Scotland, the birthplace of the game he loves.

For much of his adult life, bestselling author Tom Coyne has been chasing a golf ball around the globe. When he was in college, studying abroad in London, he entered the lottery for a prized tee time in Scotland, grabbing his clubs and jumping the train to St. Andrews as his friends partied in Amsterdam; later, he golfed the entirety of Ireland’s coastline, chased pros through the mini-tours, and attended grueling Qualifying Schools in Australia, Canada, and Latin America. Yet, as he watched the greats compete, he felt something was missing. Then one day a friend suggested he attempt to play every links course in Scotland and qualify for the greatest championship in golf.

The result is A Course Called Scotland, “a fast-moving, insightful, often funny travelogue encompassing the width of much of the British Isles” (GolfWeek), including St. Andrews, Turnberry, Dornoch, Prestwick, Troon, and Carnoustie. With his signature blend of storytelling, humor, history, and insight, Coyne weaves together his “witty and charming” (Publishers Weekly) journey to more than 100 legendary courses in Scotland with compelling threads of golf history and insights into the contemporary home of golf. As he journeys Scotland in search of the game’s secrets, he discovers new and old friends, rediscovers the peace and power of the sport, and, most importantly, reaffirms the ultimate connection between the game and the soul. It is “a must-read” (Golf Advisor) rollicking love letter to Scotland and golf as no one has attempted it before.

About Tom Coyne

Tom Coyne is the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Course Called Ireland and A Course Called ScotlandPaper Tiger; and the novel A Gentleman’s Game, named one of the best 25 sports books of all time by The Philadelphia Daily News and adapted into a motion picture starring Gary Sinise. He is podcast host and senior editor for The Golfer’s Journal, and has written for GOLF MagazineGolfweekSports IllustratedThe New York Times, and numerous other publications. He earned an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Notre Dame, where he won the William Mitchell Award for distinguished achievement. He lives outside Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anthony on July 25, 2023

While books are often denoted as “good” or “bad”, this went beyond that and provided me with a feeling of comfort not typically experienced when reading. To me, reading has always been for the sake of entertainment, knowledge, or telling a pretty girl, “Hey, I read” (works like a charm) … but this b......more

Goodreads review by Josh on February 15, 2025

As someone who is yearning to make a pilgrimage to the ancient home of my favorite sport to play, this book was like mainlining golf heroin. I felt like I was there with Tom Coyne on his whirlwind, 107 courses in 57 days or whatever it was, but then when I came down off that high I was left with the......more

Goodreads review by David on July 18, 2019

Would like to have read more about the courses themselves. For that I would recommend James Finegan's Blasted Heaths and Blessed Green: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to the Courses of Scotland.......more

Goodreads review by Don on January 04, 2021

A Course Called Scotland is a great recount of Tom Coyne’s 60 day excursion playing links golf courses around parts of England and around the entire coast of Scotland. To truly enjoy this read, you must be a golf enthusiast and it helps to have taken at least one trip to Scotland. I was fortunate to......more

Goodreads review by Michael on July 02, 2024

After the first few chapters Tom Coyne became one of my favorite golf writers. The last few chapters made him one of my favorite authors. If there wasn’t so much golf involved, I’d recommend this book to anyone.......more