{"product_id":"an-american-caddie-in-st-andrews-growing-up-girls-and-looping-on-the-old-course-paperback","title":"An American Caddie in St. Andrews: Growing Up, Girls, and Looping on the Old Course - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver Horovitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious and poignant memoir of a Harvard student who comes of age as a caddie on St. Andrews's fabled Old Course.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the middle of Oliver Horovitz's high school graduation ceremony, his cell phone rang: It was Harvard. He'd been accepted, but he couldn't start for another year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA caddie since he was twelve and a golfer sporting a 1.8 handicap, Ollie decides to spend his gap year in St. Andrews, Scotland--a town with the U.K.'s highest number of pubs per capita, and home to the Old Course, golf 's most famous eighteen holes--where he enrolls in the St. Andrews Links Trust caddie trainee program. Initially, the notoriously brusque veteran caddies treat Ollie like a bug. But after a year of waking up at 4:30 A.M. every morning and looping two rounds a day, Ollie earns their grudging respect-- only to have to pack up and leave for Harvard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere, Ollie's new classmates are the sons of Albania's UN ambassador, the owner of Heineken, and the CEO of Goldman Sachs. Surrounded by sixth generation legacies, he feels like a fish out of water all over again and can't wait to get back to St. Andrews. Even after graduation, when his college friends rush to Wall Street, Horovitz continues to return each summer to caddie on the Old Course. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA hilarious, irresistible, behind-the-scenes peek at the world's most celebrated golf course--and its equally famous caddie shack--\u003ci\u003eAn American Caddie in St. Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e is certain to not only entertain golfers and fans of St. Andrews but also anyone who dares to remember stumbling into adulthood and finding one's place in the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Horovitz\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, filmmaker, and caddie on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. He has written feature articles about his rounds in \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGolf World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGolf Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew England Golfer\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2007, he wrote and produced a documentary called \u003ci\u003eThe Caddies of St. Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.1 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765417378080,"sku":"9781592408634","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cde78269af46778ad3d12ddcc5a4030e.webp?v=1780268965","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-american-caddie-in-st-andrews-growing-up-girls-and-looping-on-the-old-course-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}