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A COURSE CALLED AMERICA

Tom Coyne

Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

Globe-trotting golfer Tom Coyne has finally come home. And he's ready to play all of it.

In A Course Called America, Tom Coyne's highly anticipated and entertaining conclusion to his "witty and winning" (The Wall Street Journal) trilogy of epic golf adventures - following beloved New York Times bestsellers A Course Called Ireland and A Course Called Scotland - Coyne plays his way across the United States in search of the great American golf course. Bestselling author and globe-trotting golfer Tom Coyne has finally come home. After golfing through hundreds of courses in Ireland and Scotland, he delivers a rollicking love letter to golf in the United States. In the span of one unforgettable year, Coyne crisscrosses the country in search of its greatest golf experience, playing every course to ever host a US Open, along with more than 200 hidden gems and heavyweights spread across all 50 states - all in the spirit of better understanding his home country and countrymen. Ranging from the oldest and most elite of links to the newest and most democratic, Coyne's travels take him from the most coveted tee times in America (Shinnecock, Cypress, Oakmont) to unique spots in the nation's most far-flung corners, including ranch golf in eastern Oregon and homemade golf in the Navajo Nation. Packed with fascinating tales from American golf history, comic road misadventures, illuminating insight into course design, and many a memorable round with local golfers, A Course Called America is an epic narrative travelogue brimming with heart and soul. And Coyne's Great American golf course, discovered in the most unlikely of places? The curious will have to read to find out for themselves. Tom Coyne is the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Course Called Ireland and A Course Called Scotland; Paper Tiger; and the novel A Gentleman's Game, named one of the best 25 sports books of all time by The Philadelphia Daily News and adapted into a motion picture starring Gary Sinise. He is podcast host and Senior Writer for The Golfer's Journal, and has written for GOLF Magazine, Golfweek, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. He earned an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Notre Dame, where he won the William Mitchell Award for distinguished achievement. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters, and he is an associate professor of English at St. Joseph's University.

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Book Published 2021-05-25 by Avid Reader Press

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New York Times bestselling author Tom Coyne joins Golf Today to talk about his new book 'A Course Called America.' Read more...

Besides oozing with rich golf history and lore, Coyne's heartfelt anecdotes about people he meets and the joys of companionship are appealing... This is a delightful, entertaining book even nongolfers can enjoy. Read more...

This book is one for the ages... May be the best of [Coyne's books]... While Coyne searches for the perfect American golf course, what he actually discovers is how golf can build a bridge of harmony between people of different races, religions, and cultures.

In A Course Called America, Tom Coyne sets out to discover what makes a great American golf course. Well, I'll tell you what makes a great American golf book - Coyne, an ambitious itinerary, and his eye for what's special on and off the course. This result is exceptional - a big, sweeping adventure, as endearing as it is sprawling, and a fitting tribute to American golf

Meet the Author video: check out Tom's "year in review" of his 50-state quest. Read more...

A Course Called America is a discovery of our country, our culture, our people and the diverse ways we come to the game of golf. As a golf course architect, I thought I would love the descriptions of the courses he discovered, and looked forward to finding out which would be crowned the Great American Golf Course. I quickly realized that the stars of this book are not the courses, but the people playing them. I became enthralled with the varied experiences of golf, the camaraderie, the matches. Tom Coyne is a wonderful storyteller, and the stories that unfold across this vast landscape called America - some laugh out loud funny, and some stirringly poignant - get to the soul of our game and the heart of our nation.

A Course Called America is an unequivocal pleasure. Tom Coyne gives a fresh perspective on many places I've been, and I had to pause a number of times to relish the way he reflects on what he encounters - the people, the history, and the humor. Here is a soulful and thoroughly entertaining journey that will give people a sense of what golf means to so many of our friends who love the game.

Already on its third printing (with 27,500 copies), A COURSE CALLED AMERICA debuts at #11 on the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Print Hardcover list and at #14 on the Combined Print and Ebook list!

One of the pleasures of A Course Called America is Mr. Coyne's take on golf courses, particularly the famous ones. Cypress Point in California and Tobacco Road in North Carolina are transcendent, he says; Whistling Straits and Bethpage Black less so - too few strategic playing options. By book's end, he achieves his goal of identifying the (singular) great American golf course. No spoiler here, but suffice it to say that the course is bold, ambitious and open to all, just like America. Read more...

As Tom uses his gift for storytelling to chronicle his journey through some of America's best golf courses, you'll find yourself remembering why you first fell in love with the game. A Course Called America is a beautifully woven together story that is somehow hilarious and moving all at once, and paints a vivid picture of all that golf in America has to offer.

An entertaining blend of travelogue, memoir, and sports writing... Golf nuts will be tantalized by the glimpses of America's premier courses, while those looking to book an epic post-pandemic golf trip will find plenty of inspiration. Read more...