Tiger 2.0: ...and Other Great Stories from the World of Golf

by John Garrity

Book Overview

For the last two decades, Sports Illustrated's golf beat has been anchored by John Garrity, a tall midwesterner with a polished prose style and a droll sense of humour. In this book, Garrity applies his powers of observation and unrivalled imagination to every aspect of the ancient game.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603200169
• ISBN13: 9781603200165
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Sports Illustrated Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

the best of the best in the business

If there was any doubt that Garrity is the best golf writer in the business, this anthology should dispel it. Much of his most memorable work is here, from the 2000 article that ignited the Vijay Singh cheating controversy, to the 2003 close-quarters look at the tumultuous marriage of John and Sherrie Daly, to more recent, outstanding pieces on Tiger Woods and Johnny Miller. (Each seems to be reworked and/or lengthened from its original SI form.) Between the profiles are offbeat pieces on, for example, driving ranges and golf schools-- the kind of pieces that open up the seams of the recreational game and, with empathy and wit, explore its grip on everyday addict-players. In all, this is the kind of book that's so approachable and engaging that you're almost surprised when you look up from it and say, Wow-- it's hard to imagine anybody doing a better job writing on this subject than this guy does.

An Exceptional Golf Writer Equals an Exceptional Golf Anthology

A fine, very fine, anthology of golf writing. Garrity is one of the best and it only follows that a collection of his stories would be one of the best as well. Singling out the best of the pieces in this book proves to be very difficult. There are exceptional pieces on the "usual suspects," Tiger, Nicklaus, Palmer, and others. But there are exceptional pieces on Tom Watson, Frank Stranahan, the man who was "muscled out of the Masters" and many, many others. There are lots of golf anthologies that are read and passed along. This is one golf anthology that will be read and put on the shelf. It is a keeper. Truly a keeper.

Entertaining Read!

A very enjoyable (and informative) book. The author's ability to entertain the reader makes this collection of articles special.