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Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major (Paperback)

by John Feinstein (Author)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (5 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 031601432X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316014328
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,147,258 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'10/10 ... highly recommended ... a real page-turner for those like me passionate about the game' GolfMagic.com 'Revealing insights ... it will certainly make you laugh' Irish Times 'This book has a brilliant beermat proposition at its core: what is it like to have your financial future entirely dependent on hitting a ball into a hole with a stick from three feet away. That is what faces those participating in Q School' Daily Telegraph 'I recommend Tales From Q School to devoted golfers' National Club Golfer --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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'Revealing insights . . . it will certainly make you laugh' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Can You Play Without Thinking About the Number? -- A Confused Concept for This Book Destroys Most of Its Value, 11 Jun 2007
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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Tales from Q School has a fundamental flaw that steals most of its potential charm: Mr. Feinstein thinks he is writing Open all over again. That book was horribly flawed by lots of names and mini-biographies about people that few other than their relatives would want to read about. Tales from Q School has the same flaw . . . along with a new one: Mr. Feinstein decides to teach you everything you never wanted to know about how the format and rules have changed over the years (and repeats the key points ad nauseam throughout the text). Argh!

Q School isn't really Q School any more. It's just a series of annual golf tournaments with qualifying rounds. Depending on where you finish in the field in each round, you may or not be able to advance to the next round or to various professional tours (including the PGA tour).

Mr. Feinstein is fond of proclaiming that almost everyone had to go through Q School to make it to the PGA Tour and that everyone has a great Q School story. So why didn't he just interview 300 players from the past and present and share with us the best 100 or so stories? That would have been a great book.

Instead, he decided to write a history of the 2005 Q School. In the book, he includes a few of the older classic stories. There were also a few compelling stories that occurred during the 2005 Q School. But in between the good stories, Tales from Q School is a yawn.

So why write about Q School? First, few people other than professional golfers know much about it. Second, it's a horrible experience that causes a lot of happy and sad moments. Third, there's a lot of drama involving those who come close to qualifying as they near the end of their rounds.

Basically, Q School tests pros for their ability to play well consistently while under pressure. Most good golfers can score when there's no pressure and no gallery. But the PGA Tour has lots of pressure and enormous galleries. So it's not a bad test in that sense. Those who can stay relaxed and just play golf seem to do fine in Q School . . . but that's hardly anyone.

I would have rated the book lower if it weren't about golf. Even enjoying a few new golf stories is worth trudging through an unfortunately conceived and executed book.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Can You Play Without Thinking About the Number? -- A Confused Concept for This Book Destroys Most of Its Value, 11 Jun 2007
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
(TOP 10 REVIEWER)      
Tales from Q School has a fundamental flaw that steals most of its potential charm: Mr. Feinstein thinks he is writing Open all over again. That book was horribly flawed by lots of names and mini-biographies about people that few other than their relatives would want to read about. Tales from Q School has the same flaw . . . along with a new one: Mr. Feinstein decides to teach you everything you never wanted to know about how the format and rules have changed over the years (and repeats the key points ad nauseam throughout the text). Argh!

Q School isn't really Q School any more. It's just a series of annual golf tournaments with qualifying rounds. Depending on where you finish in the field in each round, you may or not be able to advance to the next round or to various professional tours (including the PGA tour).

Mr. Feinstein is fond of proclaiming that almost everyone had to go through Q School to make it to the PGA Tour and that everyone has a great Q School story. So why didn't he just interview 300 players from the past and present and share with us the best 100 or so stories? That would have been a great book.

Instead, he decided to write a history of the 2005 Q School. In the book, he includes a few of the older classic stories. There were also a few compelling stories that occurred during the 2005 Q School. But in between the good stories, Tales from Q School is a yawn.

So why write about Q School? First, few people other than professional golfers know much about it. Second, it's a horrible experience that causes a lot of happy and sad moments. Third, there's a lot of drama involving those who come close to qualifying as they near the end of their rounds.

Basically, Q School tests pros for their ability to play well consistently while under pressure. Most good golfers can score when there's no pressure and no gallery. But the PGA Tour has lots of pressure and enormous galleries. So it's not a bad test in that sense. Those who can stay relaxed and just play golf seem to do fine in Q School . . . but that's hardly anyone.

I would have rated the book lower if it weren't about golf. Even enjoying a few new golf stories is worth trudging through an unfortunately conceived and executed book.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Can You Play Without Thinking About the Number? -- A Confused Concept for This Book Destroys Most of Its Value, 11 Jun 2007
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
(TOP 10 REVIEWER)      
Tales from Q School has a fundamental flaw that steals most of its potential charm: Mr. Feinstein thinks he is writing Open all over again. That book was horribly flawed by lots of names and mini-biographies about people that few other than their relatives would want to read about. Tales from Q School has the same flaw . . . along with a new one: Mr. Feinstein decides to teach you everything you never wanted to know about how the format and rules have changed over the years (and repeats the key points ad nauseam throughout the text). Argh!

Q School isn't really Q School any more. It's just a series of annual golf tournaments with qualifying rounds. Depending on where you finish in the field in each round, you may or not be able to advance to the next round or to various professional tours (including the PGA tour).

Mr. Feinstein is fond of proclaiming that almost everyone had to go through Q School to make it to the PGA Tour and that everyone has a great Q School story. So why didn't he just interview 300 players from the past and present and share with us the best 100 or so stories? That would have been a great book.

Instead, he decided to write a history of the 2005 Q School. In the book, he includes a few of the older classic stories. There were also a few compelling stories that occurred during the 2005 Q School. But in between the good stories, Tales from Q School is a yawn.

So why write about Q School? First, few people other than professional golfers know much about it. Second, it's a horrible experience that causes a lot of happy and sad moments. Third, there's a lot of drama involving those who come close to qualifying as they near the end of their rounds.

Basically, Q School tests pros for their ability to play well consistently while under pressure. Most good golfers can score when there's no pressure and no gallery. But the PGA Tour has lots of pressure and enormous galleries. So it's not a bad test in that sense. Those who can stay relaxed and just play golf seem to do fine in Q School . . . but that's hardly anyone.

I would have rated the book lower if it weren't about golf. Even enjoying a few new golf stories is worth trudging through an unfortunately conceived and executed book.
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