{"product_id":"the-playing-lesson-a-duffers-year-among-the-pros-hardcover","title":"The Playing Lesson: A Duffer's Year Among the Pros - 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\u003eMichael Bamberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou are cordially invited to join Michael Bamberger on a year-long golfing adventure--playing alongside the pros of the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, LIV Golf, and more--as he seeks to unlock golf's most stubborn secrets in various and surprising ways, all in the name of...\u003ci\u003eimprovement\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly fifty years after taking up the game, Michael Bamberger made a pair of startling discoveries: golf had never meant more to him, and he knew almost nothing about it. He decided to cover himself in green in a whole new way. He spent a year inside the ropes of professional golf--playing, caddying, competing, volunteering, and interviewing--looking for a door into the sport's \u003ci\u003esanctum sanctorum\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Playing Lesson: A Duffer's Year Among the Pros\u003c\/i\u003e, Bamberger goes on the ultimate golfing bender. You've read about St. Andrews before, but here you will experience the home of golf in a whole new way. You'll join the author as he volunteers in one tournament, caddies in others, plays in men's and women's pro-ams, and conducts intimate interviews with elite figures in the game. You'll mooch off the lessons Bamberger takes from instructors, famous and obscure, who teach golf in novel ways. You'll learn how to buy a better golf game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe you've had club fittings, but not like the one Bamberger experiences in various tour trailers. In a pro-am, Bamberger gets driving tips from one of the tour's longest hitters, Jake Knapp. He receives a putting lesson from Brad Faxon. He learns how to hit hook wedges from Gary Player. He lives through the intense pain of Rory McIlroy's misses and rejoices at Lydia Ko's triumphs. He plays Pebble Beach and Royal Oak, a down-home nine-hole public course in Detroit with perfect greens. He receives an unexpected hug from Greg Norman at a LIV Golf event in Miami, along with the words, \"Come on in here, you asshole.\" He spends a lot of time at driving ranges, some of it productive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat Bamberger has done here, when you get right down to it, is create his own tour. \u003ci\u003eThe Playing Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e is a report on a real-life golfing safari, with stops inside the heads of the game's high priests, his own--and yours.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Bamberger was born in Patchogue, New York, in 1960. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, he worked as a newspaper reporter, first for the (Martha's) \u003ci\u003eVineyard Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, later for \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e. After twenty-two years at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, he is now a senior writer at Golf.com. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Christine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979100979501,"sku":"9781668060155","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/CeDhPyfUS_9781668060155.webp?v=1775818987","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-playing-lesson-a-duffers-year-among-the-pros-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}