{"product_id":"the-bogey-man-a-month-on-the-pga-tour-hardcover","title":"The Bogey Man: A Month on the PGA Tour - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Plimpton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRick Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Plimpton chronicles his month spent on the PGA tour in \u003ci\u003eThe Bogey Man\u003c\/i\u003e, repackaged and including a foreword by Rick Reilly and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What happens when a weekend athlete -- of average skill at best -- joins the professional golf circuit? George Plimpton, one of the finest participatory sports journalists, spent a month of self-imposed torture on the tour to find out. Along the way, he meets amateurs, pros, caddies, officials, fans, and hangers-on. In \u003ci\u003eThe Bogey Man\u003c\/i\u003e, we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, Plimpton's thoughts and experiences -- frustrating, humbling and, sometimes, thrilling -- from the first tee to the last green. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This intriguing classic, which remains one of the wittiest books ever written on golf, features Arnold Palmer, Dow Finsterwald, Walter Hagan, and many other golf greats and eccentrics, all doing what they do best.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Plimpton\u003c\/b\u003e (1927-2003) was the bestselling author and editor of nearly thirty books, as well as the cofounder, publisher, and editor of the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote regularly for such magazines as \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and he appeared numerous times in films and on television.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506059722930,"sku":"9780316326261","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/NLyn_dyYZp9780316326261.webp?v=1779545319","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-bogey-man-a-month-on-the-pga-tour-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}