A Nasty Bit of Rough Book

Back in 2005 when Tom and I went to Ireland we each packed a couple of books for the trip. A Nasty Bit of Rough by David Feherty was one that Tom brought. The entire time he was reading it he was laughing, and not just a little chuckle here and there, we are talking about big, belly laughs, in the airport and on the airplane.

I figured it must be a good book and that I should read it but it was about golf, which is not a sport I'm interested in reading about. Well, I finally got around to reading it and I was not disappointed.

Publisher's Weekly describes it like this...
"Scrought's Wood is the world's oldest and strangest golf course, so venerable it makes St. Andrew's look like a teenager. The membership has dwindled to nine, and the club, buried deep in Scottish gorse and heather, is virtually unknown to the outside world. Every 50 years, led by its owner and chairman Sir Richard Gusset ("Uncle Dickie"), its members compete in a golf match against the McGregor clan, a rough and ready gaggle of Scottish hillbillies, the prize being the petrified middle finger of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. Scrought's Wood, using very devious tactics, wins "The Digit," as it is known, only to have it stolen back by the McGregors while the old duffers are reveling in their victory. Scrought's Wood's members are gleefully eccentric, plagued by hilarious ailments, defects and unmentionable afflictions. For instance, when the outside world insists they allow a woman to join the club, one of the old-timers has a sex change operation."

This book was absolutely hilarious. I'm so glad that I took the time to read this. I enjoyed it so much. There were nights that I was laughing so hard that I was crying. It's not so much a story about golf but a story of loyalty and friendship peppered with moments of absolute hilarity.