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I'm about ready to run off the golf course So, Welcome to the Friday Golf Podcast. I'm Garrett Morrison and today Michael Bamberger is on the show.

The occasion is the re-publication of Michael's great book,

To the Linksland. 30th anniversary edition of this book is going on sale next week.

It's currently available for pre-order and I highly recommend that you get yourself a copy.

This is one of those golf books that you have to read. It'll put you under its spell,

draw you into its world, and rekindle your enthusiasm for the game.

It's been doing that for the past three decades for readers, and I'm sure it will continue to do

it for many more decades.

Basically, the book is an account of Michael Bamberger's

quest to find the soul of the game in Europe in 1991. First he caddies on the

European tour for Peter Taravanen and crosses paths with players like Ian Woosnam and Savi Bayesteros.

Then he sets off with his then new wife on a personal journey through Scotland to play Links Golf.

So that's the subject of my conversation with Michael today.

But really this is just an opportunity, an excuse

to talk to one of my writing idols, somebody who's byline I've followed since I was a teenager.

Michael is one of the most distinctive sports writers, right?

You could put a paragraph of his in front of me and I'd be able to link it to him almost immediately, because his voice is so individual.

So this is a big deal for me to get to interview him.

He joined me from an outdoor setting,

so you'll hear some sounds of nature in the recording.

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