Golfing with God

by Roland Merullo

Book Overview

Herman "Hank" Fins-Winston was a pro golfer destined for greatness. Now he lives in a condominium on the thirteenth fairway of one of heaven's glorious courses - a fact he finds surprising and amusing, since for one reason or another, a fair percentage of golfers never make it to paradise. Hank is having the time of his afterlife until he's summoned one idyllic morning to play a round with the Almighty. It seems that God is having some trouble with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565125010
• ISBN13: 9781565125018
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Quick read; comical characters.

Author new to me. Title and concept drew me. It was cute. Will read another of his books.

No Mulligans Needed in Heaven

Does your golf outing go something like this; Guy #1; "Today I am going to concentrate on course management..." Guy #2: 'Yeah, me too!" Later, on the fairway of long par 5, Guy #1 is lying 160 yard from the pin. He can either go for the green, needing to carry most of that distance over a nasty waste bunker that takes up most of the left side, or lay-up easily to the right for an easy approach on the next shot. Guy #2: "So the smart play is to lay-up on the right. Course management, right?" Guy #1: "Hey, I didn't come all the way down here to lay-up! I'm goin' for it." Right-o! Sound familiar? You know what the usual result is. Guy #2 watches Guy #1 cursing and grousing as he can't lift his next shot out of the deep waste bunker as dirt, sand and rocks fly all around.. DUH! Golfing With God is for the golfer who sees golf as a relaxation, not as another thing to conquer, necessarily. Nothing like taking a hot bath and reading a book that relaxes. Golfing With God is just that book. I think you need to love golf to enjoy this unusual writing, and I certainly do. Mr. Merullo also challenges your sense of ethereal reality, inviting you to come along to tee it up in Heaven. That's almost enough right there to make me happy. I found the read to be deeply relaxing and mind expanding. It made me think of my life and all the possible lives that might have come before this. Yeah, this is a book of fancy and perhaps fantasy and I enjoyed it as much as I enjoy playing a round on a beautiful golf course - what an amazing invention - with good friends, and carrying the bag. That's one notion of Heaven that I like to think about. I enjoyed the sketching with words about the reverie that golf can be. We need not dwell on the well known frustrations of the most difficult game ever invented, and Golfing With God is just the opposite. While reading, I could not fathom where the story would end up. It was a surprising finish and very well satisfying. Golfing With God is a simple yet unusually profound. Enjoy!

Not about golf

...and God only plays a bit part, more about your own self, deep inside. This is the most unusual book I've read. You'll want to make sure you give it to all your friends, anytime they have a birthday (or something).

Golfing with God

I bought this book about six months ago and liked it so much that I bought a copy for my brother-in-law who is also an avid golfer. Whether you like golf or not, I think you can take something from this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and although it is fiction, do believe in the overall concept conveyed.

Another look

A compelling story, well written and interesting. Not necessarily for a person who is reluctant to question their belief systems.

Golfing with God

This is the best book I've ever read, and I've given copies to all my closest friends. It is appealing to those who are outwardly religious and those who aren't. I read it periodically and love it more with every reading.