Review: Hilariously funny
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2014
“Conversations with the Gold God” by Robert K. Swisher Jr. is a light hearted and very entertaining book about golf. In its brilliant satiric style it mimics “Conversations with God”, a book that I have read and love myself, without any disrespect to it, I hasten to add.With great sense of humour Swisher tells the history of human kind with a focus on Golf, and so he walks us through the Genesis and the early history of human kind with the focus on how the game and the Golf God himself came into existence. I did not expect to like the book this much, but its charm and wit are irresistible and will have you in stitches, just like it did with me. Whether it is his musings about the Romans, the land “where the Elephants don’t like it”, anecdotes about golfing, gaming stories or tips on golf play itself, Swisher has a wonderful way of making fun of himself and his sport, combining all too human observations and common sense with sound knowledge of the game.Maybe it is because I live next to a golf club in the UK, but I seriously chuckled throughout this book.  A very enjoyable treat.