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'A Good Walk Spoiled' is John Feinstein's acclaimed behind-the-scenes account of an unusually turbulent year in the punishingly competitive world of the US professional golf circuit. Beginning with the tense American victory at the Belfry in the 1993 Ryder Cup. Feinstein gives close up insights of the players' minds and private lives - including superstars like Nick Faldo, Tom Watson and Greg Norman - and captures the nonstop pressures of a sport with virtually no off-season, the intense competition to stay on the 'money list', and the psychological dangers inherent in a game where your true opponent is yourself.

"The golf book of the season...his dissection of the pressures of a life where the cost of one fluffed shot can be counted in tens of thousands of dollars will provide a salutary check to the dreams of a legion of club golfers." - Sunday Telegraph.

"Feinstein is a brilliant reporter, a remorseless digger for information with a gift for establishing affinities with golfers reputedly reluctant to bare their souls." - Ian Wooldridge, The Guardian.

"Excellent." - Daily Telegraph.