Passion For Golf: In Pursuit of the Innermost Game

by Roland Merullo

A great writer explores the spiritual, mental, and physical joys of golf.

180 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2000

About the author

ROLAND MERULLO is an awarding-winning author of 24 books including 17 works of fiction: Breakfast with Buddha, a nominee for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, now in its 20th printing; The Talk-Funny Girl, a 2012 ALEX Award Winner and named a "Must Read" by the Massachusetts Library Association and the Massachusetts Center for the Book; Vatican Waltz named one of the Best Books of 2013 by Publishers Weekly; Lunch with Buddha selected as one of the Best Books of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews; Revere Beach Boulevard named one of the "Top 100 Essential Books of New England" by the Boston Globe; A Little Love Story chosen as one of "Ten Wonderful Romance Novels" by Good Housekeeping, Revere Beach Elegy winner of the Massachusetts Book Award for nonfiction, and Once Night Falls, selected as a "First Read" by Amazon Editors.

A former writer in residence at North Shore Community College and Miami Dade Colleges, and professor of Creative Writing at Bennington, Amherst and Lesley Colleges, Merullo has been a guest speaker at many literary events and venues and a faculty member at MFA programs and several writers’ conferences. His essays have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times, Outside Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Newsweek, the Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Magazine, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Merullo's books have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, German, Chinese, Turkish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovenian, and Czech.

Reviews

[Dan Shonka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Roland Merullo is such a smooth writer. This is a book that as the title suggests is an ode to golf. But it is more than that. It also tells the reader how to be a better golfer. And it is even more than that. It suggests that improving the mental/character aspects of the game will help you improve your life off the course, too. Merullo has so much knowledge in various religions (see his list of other books), and he relates much of golf to those spiritual pursuits. . . the innermost game. I highly recommend this book, especially golfers.

[Morris Nelms · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't play golf. I've played less than 10 times in my life. I would still recommend this book to anyone, regardless of your interest in golf. Merullo is an elegant writer with a lot to say about the spiritual journey, and in this case, golf is one of the vehicles.

[Ruth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked his other books better.