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Join Tom Coyne as he discusses his travels and golf games around Ireland, Scotland, and the United States, in a quest to find the perfect golf course. 

Tom Coyne is the author of numerous books, including A Gentleman's Game and Paper Tiger: An Obsessed Golfer’s Quest to Play with the Pros. His third book, A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee, was published by Gotham Books in February 2009, and it chronicles his journeys walking and playing golf through  the whole of Ireland. The book was a New York Times, American Booksellers Association, and Barnes & Noble bestseller, and won a silver medal from the Society of American Travel Writers in the category of Best Travel Book of the Year.

His anticipated follow-up was released by Simon & Schuster in 2018: A Course Called Scotland. It was an instant New York Times bestseller and chronicles Tom’s quest to play every links course in Scotland, searching the highlands for the secret to golf and a tee time in the oldest championship in sports. Tom’s travel trilogy reaches its conclusion with the release of A Course Called America from Avid Reader/Simon & Schuster in May of 2021. The story, and part of tonight's talk, follows Tom as he plays his way across all 50 states, searching for the great American golf course. A Course Called America landed on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists in its first week.

 Tom is Senior Editor and podcast host at The Golfer’s Journal, and has written for Golf Magazine, Golfweek, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. His Golfer’s Journal story, “The Lucky Ones” was named the best feature story of 2020 by the Golf Writers Association of America. He is also a host and writer for the travel television series, “The Links Life.” Tom earned an M.F.A. in fiction writing from the University of Notre Dame, where he won the William Mitchell Award for distinguished achievement. He lives outside Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters.

This program is made possible by the generous donors to the Cary Library Foundation.