“…for golf’s soul surfers, Golf in the Kingdom is holy scripture.” — Golf
A spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophy–John Updike called this unique novel “a golf classic if any exists in our day.” Now for the 50th anniversary, a beautiful new design and an introduction from Michael Murphy himselfPaired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, Michael Murphy is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a backswing governed by “true gravity.” A night of adventure and revelation follows, and leads to a glimpse of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbush’s thirteenth fairway–the one they call Lucifer’s Rug. “A masterpiece on the mysticism of golf.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A fascination . . . Golf in the Kingdom should have a long and prosperous life.” –Joseph Campbell
Author: Michael Murphy
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 10/01/1997
Series: Compass
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.24w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780140195491
Language: English
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