David Feherty

To be fair, this book deserves a review. I thoroughly enjoyed it years ago. David Feherty is a tragically funny golf announcer and this is a collection of magazine columns from a couple of mags that he wrote for over the years. Every story is funny, at least if you like funny golf tales from the dark side. A memorable favorite is one where Feherty is in a locker room at a tournament after hours and comments on how the players' clubs reflect their personalities and appearances. Justin Leonard's head covers had perfectly parted tassels, Nota Begay's putter was cowering in a corner because it had to go both ways, wink nod. Begay had the odd habit of putting from either side of the ball as necessary to have the break be towards him and never away. As far as I've ever heard, the only switch-putter ever, nothing to do with an assumption that you might make based on Begay's name, although the joke is doubly implied. Everybody should watch the ironically titled 'Feherty' on the Golf Channel on Monday nights. Just an FYI. "Tonight's guest is a golfer, writer, commentator and complete moron..."… (més)