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The Green | 
 enlarge | Author: Troon Mcallister
Publisher: Main Street Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 42982
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0385494602
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385494601
ASIN: 0385494602
Publication Date: April 18, 2000
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Product Description
The Ryder Cup.
A biennial tournament considered the premier event in the golfing world, pitting the twelve best players in the United States against the twelve best of Europe in a contest so pressure-filled it can paralyze even the most battle-scarred tour veterans.
United States captain Alan Bellamy, with one precious slot unfilled and none of the remaining top tour players willing to sign on against a clearly superior European squad, makes a desperate decision in his attempt to preserve America's golfing honor: he selects as his twelfth man one Eddie Caminetti, a low-life, two-bit hustler from a municipal course in South Florida.
The most prestigious tournament in golf will never be the same. As the unforeseen consequences of Caminetti's participation on the Ryder team unfold riotously, Troon McAllister takes us into the minds and souls of elite professional athletes and poses a question as old as golf itself: Why would God create a game even He can't play?
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 A great golf novel April 27, 2008
It is hard to find great novels about golf. This is really one that captures the magic of the game with the skill of a good storyteller. Highly recommended.
 beware--liberal use of the 'F" word January 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has received a lot of favorable reviews here. It may well be a good read. Prospective readers should be aware, though, that McAllister makes liberal use of the "F" word. In my opinion he makes way too much use of that word. I read for pleasure and relaxation. If I wanted to hear profanity, I'd hang out at the local bar. If profanity bothers you the way it does me, stay away from "The Green."
 Flashes of brilliance; periods of disappointment. May 26, 2007
This novel, detailing the highly unorthodox strategy of recruiting a golf hustler to participate in the Ryder Cup, was at times brilliant, every bit the equal of some of Dan Jenkins' best work. At times, however, there were glaring mistakes in the description of some of the Ryder Cup matches and the shot selection of many of the players.
For example, in one set of matches, it was stated that one group was playing number twelve, while the two previous matches had ended in ties. Not likely the third group would have fallen six holes behind the group in front of it. The author also messed up the shot sequence in one of the alternating shot matches. He has virtually every player hitting shots that land in front of the green and run up, a strategy not called for at PGA West and rarely seen anywhere other than British Links courses.
These instances, while relatively minor, were frequent enough to detract from the flow of the novel and prevented me from awarding a fifth star. The author is supposedly a golfer, but you'd have to wonder, given many of the mistakes that should have been caught by the most casual golf fan. A well written, highly amusing novel, that could have been much better with just a little editing by a knowledgable golfer.
A rollicking good read! March 19, 2007
Every year my daughters buy me a book that I either quietly return, surreptitiously dispose of or make a meager effort to read. Somehow they never seem to get it right. But I counted them out too soon. This year they bought me "The Green." It sat around for weeks undisturbed on my desk, until one day I noticed it on the edge of my desk and picked it up while talking on the phone. I paged through it casually expecting the usual sub-par fare and was surprised to find myself intrigued enough to give it a go.
And what a great read it turned out to be! Eddie Caminetti has got to be one of the great fictional characters of all time. If you love golf and love pedal to the metal characters then this book is for you. This is one of those rare books that you simply cannot put down and when it is over you will crave more. But the author's subsequent offerings, while good, are no match for his first novel.
This is the best golf novel I've ever read and if you are a golf nut, as I am, you owe it to yourself to buy this book immediately! I can guarantee you that you will just flat love this novel and its main character, Eddie Caminetti. You are in for a rare treat if you've never read this novel. Do yourself a favor and buy it now. I promise you will not regret it!
Rodboomboom, you're an idiot. December 11, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
You represent everything that is wrong with the world. How can you find that offensive? Let me guess: you sill believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and that Iraq had the WMD. Grow up. If you are afraid of being offended, you should not think, read, nor speak.
Read this book. It's fantastic.
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