Golf in the Kingdom by Murphy, Michael

ISBN: 0140195491

Author: Murphy, Michael

Condition: new

"...for golf?s soul surfers, Golf in the Kingdom is holy scripture." -- GolfA spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophy-John Updike called this unique novel ?a golf classic if any exists in our day.?Now for the 50th anniversary, a beautiful new design and an introduction from Michael Murphy himselfPaired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, Michael Murphy is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a backswing governed by ?true gravity.? A night of adventure and revelation follows, and leads to a glimpse of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbush?s thirteenth fairway-the one they call Lucifer?s Rug.?A masterpiece on the mysticism of golf.? -San Francisco Chronicle?A fascination . . . Golf in the Kingdom should have a long and prosperous life.? -Joseph Campbell

• Shivas Irons