{"product_id":"book-i0so","title":"To the Linksland (30th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 30th anniversary edition of Michael Bamberger’s widely beloved golf classic recounting his honeymoon adventures as a caddie in Europe—including a new introduction by \u003ci\u003eGolf in the Kingdom \u003c\/i\u003eauthor Michael Murphy, a new afterword, and never-before-seen photographs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirty years (and counting!) after publication, \u003ci\u003eTo the Linksland \u003c\/i\u003estill enthralls readers who pick it up for the first time or who return to this timeless book for the sheer pleasure of it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1991, Michael Bamberger, a newspaper sportswriter, gave up his apartment, took a leave-of-absence from his job and his life, and, joined by his newlywed wife, set off to explore the wide world of golf.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBamberger’s first step in this madcap golfing adventure was to become a caddie on the European golf tour. On it, and up close and personal, the author encountered the game’s most dynamic players, including golf’s greatest artist, Seve Ballesteros. Crisscrossing the Continent with his bride, Bamberger caddied for a true original, Peter Teravainen, a Yale-educated golfer with a workingman’s spirit, capable of making brilliant, on-the-spot observations about the game. (“Good shots must come in groups of two.”) Over the course of one unforgettable year, Bamberger caddied in the national championships of Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, and, finally, Scotland, golf’s ancestral home. Once there, Bamberger fell under the spell of one of golf’s great teachers and thinkers, Mr. John Stark.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the Linksland \u003c\/i\u003eis the captivating memoir of Bamberger’s golfing pilgrimage. From an all-night caddie bus on the back roads of southern Europe to Stark’s secret six-hole course in the Scottish Highlands, Bamberger takes you on a journey into the heart of golf.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the Linksland\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical tale of discovery. It is a classic. This thirtieth-anniversary edition is bookended with a new introduction by Michael Murphy and a new afterword by Bamberger. In between them are a trove of new photographs. Triumphantly back in print, \u003ci\u003eTo the Linksland \u003c\/i\u003eis a “great book for your golfing soul” (\u003ci\u003eGolf Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346544763184,"sku":"10i0so","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/534836-i0so-Square.jpg?v=1734164645","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i0so","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}