Golf Shop: BOOKLEGGER The Scorecard Always Lies

Booklegger The Scorecard Always Lies: A Year Behind the Scenes on the PGA Tour , by Chris Lewis : As Tiger Woods broke down in tears on the 18th green at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, legions of spectators strained their eyes to read the emotion on his face. Like the millions watching on television, they knew that Tiger had just won the British Open, and that his father had recently died. Beyond that, however, they knew precious littleone where a player while pursuing dreams of glory might also be suing his agent, going through a messy divorce or looking to throw down in the locker room with one of his peers. There s John Daly trying to explain how his wife has just been taken off to jail. There s Chris Couch making a midnight, barefoot run through a derelict district of New Orleans, fearing he was about to be kidnapped, and taking refuge in a tattoo parlor. We watch as Tiger Woods tries to deal with losing his father to cancer, while refusing to abandon his fondness for blue humor. We see Phil Mickelson hanging with rock stars, sharing a Masters victory gift with a national championship-winning college football coach, and hooking up a sportswriter with a would-be groupie s phone number. All in all, we get a rare glimpse of the off-course lives of the Tour s stars and their supporting cast. At turns humorous, touching, and insightful, the book sheds new light on every aspect of Tour life, from easygoing Tuesday practice rounds to fever-pitch Sunday showdowns, always taking care to show how their off-course concerns inform their every swing. Fans will savor the fullest portrait yet of a group of players who, throughout their successes and struggles, remain unfailingly smart, funny and engaging, and make up the most intriguing subculture in all of sports.