Fast Greens: A Novel

By Turk Pipkin

Book Overview

In the tradition ofGolf in the KingdomandThe??Legend of Bagger Vance,a young Texas caddie??searches for the meaning of golf and life, and for the??father he's never had. Originally??self-published to critical acclaim, here is a??timeless coming-of-age story about a young caddie??caught in a deadly grudge match in a world of liars,??cheats, and hustlers:It is midnight in Texas. The??year is 1938. Two very drunk, very enterprising??young men are playing a game of golf at the Dry??Devil's Golf Course in Sonora. But what starts out??as a "private challenge" becomes a game??of destiny. Roscoe Fowler bets his partner William??March that he can hit a hole-in-one. Blindfolded.??If he achieves this, then Fowler will become CEO??of their fledgling oil company. By some miracle??(cheating), Fowler drops the ball into the hole, and??March must forfeit their partnership, becoming the??number two man at Fowler??Oil. Twenty-seven years pass and, for reasons that will??become clear in this charming, wise, and magical??tale, March calls a grudge match. A remarkable,??boisterous, and eccentric cast of characters walk the??course with March and Fowler and learn some??lasting lessons about what really matters. But it is??the voice of 13-year-old caddie Billy Hempel that??shapes this story, and with the wisdom of hindsight??helps all readers understand the intersection??between golf and life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038531647X
• ISBN13: 9780385316477
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Dial Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"