Praise for A Good Walk Spoiled
JOHN FEINSTEIN
“One of the best sportswriters alive… one of the best titles of the year… three cheers and fore!”
—Larry King, USA Today
“If you are a fan of professional golf and if you plan to buy only one golf book this season, A Good Walk Spoiled is the one.”
—Philadelphia Inquirer
“A good read rewarded… the best-ever account of life on the PGA tour.… Feinstein passes on [the players’] thoughts—not sound bites—in a way no other chronicler has, proving they are not faceless clones but caring, thoughtful, and very human men, riding a roller coaster of emotion, success, and excitement. You’ll feel closer to them than ever before.”
—Golf magazine
“If you want to eavesdrop on the PGA tour, John Feinstein’s book is a wonderful, detailed account of tour life. It was so real, all of my bad shots came back to me.”
—Gary McCord
“The golf tour’s true heart.… Feinstein gets it right.”
—New York Times Book Review
“A masterly storyteller.… Feinstein has written an engrossing account of… personal struggles and golfing heroics.”
—Washington Post
“Riveting… a good read, enhanced.… Feinstein comes up with the goods.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“What Feinstein does better than anyone else is to make you understand the complex mix of psychology, group dynamics, and political pressures that make athletes tick. A Good Walk Spoiled is an insightful look at one of our best games.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A winner.… Feinstein spent more than a year on the PGA tour… and has convincingly captured that mercurial existence, providing the reader with an all-access pass to the tour, presented with the knowledge and understanding of an insider.… The action never drags. It’s fascinating inside stuff, and best of all, it’s fun.”
—Golf World
“There is more to a Feinstein effort than his ability to gain access.… Feinstein, invited into the lives of superstars and strugglers alike, went beyond tees and fairways and greens. What he came away with were insights into players’ pressures and problems, and personal glimpses of their triumphs and failures.”
—Palm Beach Post
“A look at golf through the eyes of the players.… Feinstein lets us know that these apparent automatons are humans whose emotions cause them to have good matches and bad matches just like anyone else. We get tension and drama, even dirt and back-biting.”
—San Jose Mercury News
“A Good Walk Spoiled is as close as most people will get to understanding the guys they watch on TV each week hitting magnificent shots and missing meaningful putts.… Feinstein, as always, is observant, insightful, and amusing.”
—Golfweek
“For the golfer who’d just as soon pass up a tee time as miss a PGA tournament on TV, the season’s ‘must-read’ is A Good Walk Spoiled.… One of the best-ever ‘inside-the-ropes’ accounts of life on the PGA tour.”
—Golf Tips
“If you play the game… you’ll love A Good Walk Spoiled; and if you have any interest in the game at all, you won’t be able to put it down.”
—St. Petersburg Times
“The most insightful new golf book.”
—Seattle Times