{"product_id":"rory-land-the-up-and-down-world-of-golfs-global-icon-hardcover","title":"Rory Land: The Up-And-Down World of Golf's Global Icon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy M. Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRORY LAND\u003c\/i\u003e is the unabashed story of Rory McIlroy, golf's most compelling icon, the caring but conflicted soul from a troubled Irish homeland with a swing that borders on the immaculate.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTimothy M. Gay writes that four-time major champion Rory McIlroy is \"golf's ageless Opie Taylor,\" a freckled superstar whose boyish charm transcends national boundaries and enlivens the game. His seemingly effortless swing is so powerful that Tiger Woods is teaching his own son to mimic Rory's action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a charismatic persona and a pretty swing don't necessarily translate into winning major championships. Over the past decade, Rory has had his heart ripped out as he's failed to win another major and fallen short of achieving the career Grand Slam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's also become a lightning rod, getting into a profanity-laced smackdown at the '23 Ryder Cup and, after his betrayal by PGA Tour brass, causing head-scratching confusion by going from an impassioned \u003ci\u003eopponent\u003c\/i\u003e of a deal with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf to an outspoken proponent. His backtrack on LIV fits a disquieting pattern, Gay reveals, of Rory's propensity to flip-flop on key principles and people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcIlroy is from Northern Ireland, a geopolitical anomaly where religion and patriotism have been used as bloody cudgels for much of the past century. Both sides of his family were battered by the North's sectarian Troubles--ugly realities that McIlroy has been loath to acknowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRory is, Gay believes, a man essentially without a country, which might explain why he's become so obsessed with the Ryder Cup. Gay argues that McIlroy has, in effect, invented his own fiefdom, which the author has dubbed \"RORY LAND.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRORY LAND \u003c\/i\u003etells the up-and-down saga of a compassionate and kind-hearted superstar living in a world where \"money has no conscience.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimothy M. Gay is the Pulitzer-nominated author of four award-winning books: \u003ci\u003eTris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSatch, Dizzy, and Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAssignment to Hell: The War Against Nazi Germany with Correspondents Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, A.J. Liebling, Hal Boyle, and Homer Bigart\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSavage Will: The Daring Rescue of Americans Trapped Behind Nazi Lines\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles and essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He has been featured on PBS' \u003ci\u003eHistory Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, and various documentaries that have aired in both the US and Europe. The proud parents of three and the grandparents of two, Tim and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Vienna, Virginia. He is a graduate of Georgetown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978258022701,"sku":"9798888451298","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/AeqTo0tRpg9798888451298.webp?v=1775801300","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/rory-land-the-up-and-down-world-of-golfs-global-icon-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}