Ahoy there me mateys!  So I discovered this author due a cat on the cover.  That book was scat and I loved it.  It was cute and funny.  When I went to look at what else he had written, I came across his non-fiction about golf.  Now to be fair, I know absolutely nothing about golf other than miniature golf.  Which people claim is hardly the same thing.  The book's subtitle be "a hacker's return to a ruinous sport."  That and the blurb made me interested.  So I listened to the audiobook.

What a found was an silly adventure into one man's relationship with the sport.  For all Mr. Hiaasen's claim to dislike the game, only someone who loved it could subject himself to such humiliation on the course time and time again.  I absolutely loved reading about the ridiculous lengths that people (mostly men) go to in order to improve their game.  From arguments about how many dimples should be on a golf ball, to the different types of clubs, to stroke cutting pills, it be amazing what people spend money on.  I also though the sections on how wildlife in Florida has moved to the golf courses due to loss of habitat were interesting.  Mr. Hiaasen's reflections on this and the wildlife he sees on the green were wonderful.  And at times very very funny.

The book does go into a lot of detail about specific rounds of golf.  The author kept a golf diary of every stroke.  This took up most of the second half of the book and since I have no idea how golf is scored, it did get repetitive and boring in parts.  But I did enjoy reading about the golfing misadventures and a topic about which I knew nothing.  I do now know that I will stick with putt-putt.  Arrr!

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