Who's Your Caddy by Rick Reilly (2004, Paperback, Reprint)

I've always enjoyed Rick Reilly's writing in Sports Illustrated, more specifically I like the humor and sensitivity he brings to writing about sports. Being an avid golfer, I also enjoy reading about golf. I do find that a steady diet of golf instruction books can be somewhat boring, not to mention confusing, when you start to get conflicting theories and ideas from different books running around in your head. That's why I like to mix in an occasional book that's base more on the personalities of golf and that's where this book fits perfectly.

I especially enjoyed the chapters on John (Long John) Daly, Donald Trump and Casey Martin. It was interesting to read about golfers like Tom Lehman and David Duval, golfers who I've obviously heard of but knew little about. And knowing that people like self-help author Deepak Chopra and comic Bob Newhart are avid golfers makes it fascinating to see how the game fits into their lives.

Each chapter ends with a paragraph of "caddy talk" being translated into regular English many of which were quite amusing.

The final chapter on blind golfer Bob Andrews helps to remind us all how lucky we are to play this great game.