The Green Road Home: Adventures and Misadventures as a Caddie on the PGA Tour

By Michael Bamberger

Book Overview

Today Michael Bamberger is one of the top sportswriters in the world, but twenty years ago, at the tender age of twenty-four, he reached the summit of another field -- professional golf. He set no course records, made no monstrous putts, and no television cameras followed him around. But the writer received a golf education most fans only dream about: He spent six months caddying on the PGA Tour. Part sports book, part travel-adventure, The Green Road Home is the book that launched Bamberger's career. For six months he carried the bags of some of the game's finest, most promising, and most colorful characters -- from legends such as Al Geiberger ("Mr. 59") and George Archer, to up-and-comers like Brad Faxon and Steve Elkington -- in tournaments ranging from the Byron Nelson Classic to the British Open to the PGA Championship. The Green Road Home is an entertaining and insightful behind-the-scenes account of days and nights on the PGA Tour; a true classic of sports writing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560257598
• ISBN13: 9781560257592
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

FUN, LIGHT, WELL WRITTEN, MAKES ANYONE ENJOY GOLF.

THE HUMOROUS ADVENTURES OF THIS CADDY/AUTHOR ARE WRITTEN WITH THE WIDE EYED INTEREST OF A YOUNG MAN ENTERING A WORLD WHERE HE ONLY HAD DREAMED.