JOHN DUNNis a writer whose work has appeared in a number of magazines, including The Golfer and Travel + Leisure Golf.For twenty years he worked as a caddy at golf courses around the world.His research for this book was collected over the years on courses and beaches and in bars all across the country and abroad.
Praise for John Dunn’s Loopers
“Author John Dunn could have made his memoir of life on the links
the literary equivalent of nine holes: Drop some A-list names,
recall some Caddyshack-worthy shenanigans, then head to the
clubhouse. Instead, he made a full round of his peripatetic tale,
elegantly capturing not only the breathtaking views along the
world’s top courses but the inner landscape of the players
irresistibly drawn to the game.”
—American Way
“An engaging and surprisingly gritty approach to the sport's
literature.”
—Bookpage
“Will appeal to fans of the Caddyshack films and to those
who revere the wisdom of the locker room.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Dunn found a vigorous and vital way of life which comes through
clearly in his words. He caddies with no anticipation of wealth but
at the same time it’s clear he knows of the job’s compensating
values—walking through nature and playing golf courses, some of
which are as beautiful as any place in the world.”
—BunkerShot
“Loopers is a wildly original journey through the golf world,
and a fascinating glimpse into the secret lives of caddies. John
Dunn is the perfect tour guide—by turns droll and introspective,
imbued with a reverence for the game and a heroic wanderlust that
takes him to many of golf's sacred spots. Reading this wonderful
book made me want to fall in love with golf again...and to hit the
road, in search of the adventure and self-discovery that Dunn
found.”
—Alan Shipnuck, author of Bud, Sweat & Tees and co-author
of The Swinger
“John Dunn turns toting the golf bags of the rich into an evocative
and often very funny meditation on class and purpose. The
serendipity he prizes about caddying turns out, as he slides into
middle age, to be doubtful compensation for a more conventional
career. The mixed blessings of vagabondage, and Dunn's slow-motion
struggle with his disapproving father, give his memoir its tense
and mournful gravity.”
—Tad Friend, author of Cheerful Money
“Is caddying a vocation or a permanent vacation? John Dunn has
an amazing talent to get the reader to ‘enter the writer’s tent’
and imagine you’re right there with him in St. Andrews, at Bandon
Dunes, at Shinnecock, at Olympic. It’s a trip work
taking.”
—Mike Keiser, Owner, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
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