What happens when an average golf player joins the professional circuit for a month? George Plimpton finds out in this masterpiece of sports writing.

From the author of Paper Lion

What happens when a weekend athleteof average skill at bestjoins the professional golf circuit? George Plimpton spent a month of self-imposed torture on the PGA tour to find out, meeting amateurs, pros, caddies, officials, fans, and hangers-on along the way.

In The Bogey Man we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, Plimpton’s thoughts and experiencesfrustrating, humbling and, sometimes, thrillingfrom the first tee to the last green.