Review: “Why do we play golf?”
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
I love to play golf and love to read and that’s a fact. Occasionally I find a book I cannot put down—a “page turner.”But, at other times I need a book that will not keep me up half the night, a book with which I can relax and enjoy the read, without worrying about whether the villain will be caught, who-done-it, or whether the guy will get the girl.Sometimes I need a book that just makes me laugh, pure and simple. “Conversations With the Golf God” is such a book. It is probably not for a Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson. Instead, it is for the millions of duffers who must either laugh at themselves, or cry a lot. The book is hilarious and pokes fun at golfers’ foibles starting back as far as the Roman legions. I laughed until I cried, and recognized myself, again and again, in the golf stories, jokes and wacky golfing definitions. I read portions aloud to my spouse, often finding it difficult to choke out the words through my guffaws, while holding my sides and wiping my eyes..'Tis said that the toughest acting job is not the role of matinee idol or hero, but that of a stand-up comedian. Likewise, writing a funny book is much more difficult than writing a page-turner. Thus, my hat’s off to award winning author Robert K. Swisher Jr. and his hysterically funny novel. Thanks for entertaining us.“Why do people play golf?” the Golf God asks of "Shanks," the hero. In a rare serious moment the author writes, “It’s really very simple, golfers are dreamers, we embrace hope and never give up on the dream.”Dorothy May Mercer, Author “The McBride Series”