Embed from Getty Images By John Coyne GOLF-INSPIRED WRITINGS HAVE NOT BEEN LIKE one of Tiger Woods’ drives: long, high and very deep. The sport sorely misses language that transforms golf from a game to a wellspring of literature. George Plimpton, who wrote about baseball and golf in his bestselling 1968 book The Bogey Man, … Read more
By John Coyne James Douglas Edgar was an undertalented English golf pro who won the admiration of his famous peers: Tommy Armour, Harry Vardon and Bobby Jones, to name a few. This is the conclusion of a two-part series about how Edgar created the golf swing still being used a century after his death. (Read … Read more
By John Coyne Bestselling author John Coyne became a caddie at Midlothian Country Club near Chicago when he was 10 and oversaw the caddie yard as a teenager. Learn about his golf novels at JohnCoyneBooks.com. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF DOUG EDGAR and I have been following golf all my life. I’m not the only one … Read more
Embed from Getty Images By John Coyne Bestselling author John Coyne became a caddie at Midlothian Country Club near Chicago when he was 10 and oversaw the caddie yard as a teenager. Learn about his golf novels at JohnCoyneBooks.com. THE COVID-19 VIRUS HAS THROWN a tough hazard at the PGA Tour this year, having to play … Read more
Embed from Getty Images By John Coyne Bestselling author John Coyne became a caddie at Midlothian Country Club near Chicago when he was 10 and oversaw the caddie yard as a teenager. Learn about his golf novels at JohnCoyneBooks.com. LAST NOVEMBER 11TH, ALFRED “BIG RABBIT” DYER, the legendary PGA Tour caddie, died from natural causes while … Read more
Embed from Getty Images By John Coyne Bestselling author John Coyne became a caddie at Midlothian Country Club near Chicago when he was 10 and oversaw the caddie yard as a teenager. Learn about his golf novels at JohnCoyneBooks.com. I WATCHED (AGAIN) LOOPERS: THE CADDIE’S LONG WALK on a flight returning to New York from London. … Read more
Embed from Getty Images By John Coyne Bestselling author John Coyne became a caddie at Midlothian Country Club near Chicago when he was 10 and oversaw the caddie yard as a teenager. Learn about his golf novels at JohnCoyneBooks.com. ANYONE WHO GREW UP CADDYING (or playing golf) in greater Chicago in the 1940s and 1950s knew … Read more
Embed from Getty Images By John Coyne Bestselling author John Coyne became a caddie at Midlothian Country Club when he was 10 and oversaw the caddie yard as a teenager. Learn about his golf novels at JohnCoyneBooks.com. CADDIES HAVE FEATURED IN A surprising number of movies, including funny ones (Caddyshack), pretentious ones (The Legend of … Read more
By John Coyne Copyright © John Coyne. Used with permission. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN READING Joe Kirkwood’s autobiography, Links of Life. Kirkwood was an Australian golf professional who won 13 times on the PGA Tour and was also known as a trick shot artist. His book was published privately in 1973. Kirkwood told his story … Read more
This is the final installment of a series on players from the 1971 Q-School. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 and Part 7. Nearly a half century later John Coyne tracked down Allen Miller, Lanny Wadkins, Leonard Thompson, Sam Adams, John Mahaffey, Steve Melnyk and Spike Kelley. How had pro golf and life turned out for these seven men? By John Coyne Copyright … Read more