Customer Reviews
Mr A. Allwright. Philistine. My advice - A MUST BUY. - By: Mrs. R. M. Mitchell, 16 Sep 2008 
Mr Allwright seems to have missed the point in its entirety (see his (weak) amazon review). He is clearly a (golfing, humour, general) philistine.
Managed to nick this literature from husband who was annoying me by laughing every page, per night, up until Chapter 3. So I swooped. It was mine.
I laughed until it was completed, & like the best books, looked forward to getting to bed to savour the next unfolding.
Cox depicts the soul destroying nature of life on (Europro.........if you say it quick enough it sounds like European.....) Tour heart wrenchingly & acutely. Cox is self depreciatingly honest throughout. His conclusions are appropriately respectful, but endearingly reassuring that real life exists above & beyond life on tour....... if that's what you want....
I think why this book appeals is rooted in the fact the challlenges, magic, frustrations & joy of golf are the same whether you are Tiger Woods or Jim Bob Novice Amateur. This is why the book is so clever. It tells a story of golf at a very specific level, but anyone at alll who has experienced any level of the game will empathise with the tale it tells - with alll the up & downs along the way (no pun intended).
So buy it, & ignore Mr Allwright who has clearly had a personality & soul bypass.
MUST READ FOR ALL GOLF FANATICS - By: Mr. Christopher Banner, 08 Aug 2008 A great, great read. A real pleasant change from autobiographies & coaching manuals. Tom's year as a professional is a real emotional rollercoaster & the caracters in Tom's book relate to people in golf clubs the length & bredth of the UK. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
I'm glad somebody did it for me, so I didn't have to! - By: Middle Aged Metal, 04 Feb 2008 A hugely enjoying & highly entertaining read from start to finish.
Once Tom got my interest in the opening pages of the book, my interest only intensified as I got further & further into the book. The anticipation of seeing what new mini disaster he could get himself into, coupled with the slight glimmer of hope that there would be some success for him towards the end, just meant that I couldn't put the thing down. Quite literallly read in a day!
There is some success for him in the end, although not quite in the way you expect. I guess ultimately the real success to come from Tom's experiment is this brilliantly witty & self deprecating warts & alll account of his trials & tribulations throughout his year of swinging with the big boys.
This comes highly recommended.
Great Golfing read! - By: Matt Barker, 03 Feb 2008 A very funny & honest account of another bite at the pro circuit cherry! If you like golf, or even if you don't you will enjoy this book. The ups & downs of the human emotions are alll here & it was a pleasure to read. A must for the bedside table or plane or swimming pool!
Great title - dull read - By: A. Allwright, 31 Jan 2008 
The Best thing about this book is its title. A dull read from start to finish & provides little insight other than in to the degree of naivety of its author about tournament golf.
