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Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus: Stories About the Game of Golf
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Golf-writer and hacker extraordinaire, Michael Konik, roams the golfing universe in this outstanding collection of stories about the game and its grandeur. Konik’s intimate profiles take you inside the minds and motives of some of the biggest names in golfJohn Daly and Phil Mickelson, Raymond Floyd and Jim Colbert, Helen Alfredsson and Laura Davies, Dave Pelz and Vince Gill among them.
Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus guides readers around the planet in search of exotic golf adventures, from Scotland and Spain to the United Arab Emirates and El Salvador. Konik chronicles his own misadventures in some of the world’s quirkiest tournaments, writes eloquently and movingly about demeanor on the links, and, of course, caddies for Jack Nicklaus in the memorable title story.
Throughout Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus, Konik brings a refreshing originality to his coverage of the game:
"Golf is more than a sport, and far more than a pastime. It’s a journey and an examination, a diversion and a trial, a romantic love affair and a heart-wrenching betrayal. It’s rich in symbolism and even richer in sentimenta tidy little metaphor for being alive."
Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus guides readers around the planet in search of exotic golf adventures, from Scotland and Spain to the United Arab Emirates and El Salvador. Konik chronicles his own misadventures in some of the world’s quirkiest tournaments, writes eloquently and movingly about demeanor on the links, and, of course, caddies for Jack Nicklaus in the memorable title story.
Throughout Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus, Konik brings a refreshing originality to his coverage of the game:
"Golf is more than a sport, and far more than a pastime. It’s a journey and an examination, a diversion and a trial, a romantic love affair and a heart-wrenching betrayal. It’s rich in symbolism and even richer in sentimenta tidy little metaphor for being alive."
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A former professional sports gambler and gaming columnist, Michael Konik has served as expert commentator on more than 100 televised poker broadcasts and penned several highly acclaimed books on gambling, includingTelling Lies and Getting Paid, The Smart Money, and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Five Best Gambling Books of All Time”The Man With the $100,000 Breasts.
Konik’s writing has appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines on every continent, including theNew York Times, Travel & Leisure, Sports Illustrated, and virtually every special-interest publication extant. He was the regular gambling columnist forCigar Aficionado, where he earned the honorific Dean of the World’s Gambling Writers,” and for more than 10 years he penned the golf column for the Delta Air Lines in-flight magazine,SKY. More recently Konik has turned his hand to fiction, with Becoming Bobby, Instructions for My Funeral, Making It, andYear 14.
Konik’s writing has appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines on every continent, including theNew York Times, Travel & Leisure, Sports Illustrated, and virtually every special-interest publication extant. He was the regular gambling columnist forCigar Aficionado, where he earned the honorific Dean of the World’s Gambling Writers,” and for more than 10 years he penned the golf column for the Delta Air Lines in-flight magazine,SKY. More recently Konik has turned his hand to fiction, with Becoming Bobby, Instructions for My Funeral, Making It, andYear 14.
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