Book description
Gary Sutherland was a lapsed golfer, until he acquired his late dad's
putter. After studying a crumpled golf map of Scotland, Gary decided to
embark on a voyage. His target was to play 18 rounds of golf on 18
Scottish islands in honour of his dad, a ship's captain who, when he
wasn't at sea, was never off the golf course. His journey would take him
from the Northern Isles to the Outer Hebrides. Playing in the Harris
hail and Arran sunshine, he would encounter an odd variety of golfing
hazards, including sheep on the tees, cows on the fairways and electric
fences round the greens. This is golf in the raw - a million miles from
St Andrews. It is a life-affirming tale of remembrance and discovery.
It's about having a laugh and holding on to what's dear. And it's about
a putter with magical properties. You can believe what you choose to,
but it all happened... Gary Sutherland is a journalist who has written
for, among others, the BBC, Scotland on Sundayand the Sunday Times. He
is married with a son and a daughter.
