Two Years in St. Andrews: At Home on the 18th Hole

George Peper

Simon and Schuster, 2006 - Sports & Recreation - 318 pages

George Peper, currently editor at large forLinksmagazine, was editor in chief ofGolf Magazinefor twenty-five years and is the bestselling author of fifteen previous books. In 1999, his script for the documentaryThe Story of Golfwas nominated for an Emmy Award. He lives in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Contents

• The Slice of My Life: 1
• Transatlantic Landlord: 5
• An End and a Beginning: 10
• Dogged Pursuit: 18
• Arrival: 22
• Two Andrews: 26
• Round One: 29
• Molishing: 35
• The Saint Hood: 41
• Perfect Golf: 51
• In at Last: 57
• Gordon: 65
• Show Me Your Papers: 74
• Window Office: 79
• The Club: 83
• Tescoid Anthropology: 89
• Wooing the Old Lady: 97
• A Special Experience: 106
• Pedophile: 110
• Playing Backwards: 114
• Having a Wee Flutter: 118
• Ways to Get on the Old Course: 124
• A Different World: 132
• Happy Anniversary: 137
• Other Courses Other Charms: 150
• Rifts and Schisms: 161
• A Matter of Trust: 168
• Itwith Sir Michael: 176
• Nice Measurements: 182
• Victorias Vase: 186
• On His Majestys Secret Service: 200
• The Night I Kissed the Captains Balls: 204
• The WedgeAway: 213
• The Partisans: 217
• Reunion: 224
• Winter Wonderland: 229
• Stalking Prince William: 239
• Dazzled by a Puffin Crossing: 245
• Two Trips Home: 253
• Herbicide: 260
• Summer Son: 266
• 50000 People in Our Backyard: 274
• Home: 293
• Acknowledgments: 301
• Index: 303

Bibliographic information

• Title: Two Years in St. Andrews: At Home on the 18th Hole
• Author: George Peper
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2006
• ISBN: 0743262824, 9780743262828
• Length: 318 pages
• Subjects: Sports & Recreation / General; Sports & Recreation / Golf; Travel / Europe / Great Britain