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Tom Coyne is the author of the novel A Gentleman’s Game, which was named one of the best 25 sports books of all time by The Philadelphia Daily News. He wrote the screen adaptation of the novel, which starred Gary Sinise, Philip Baker Hall, Dylan Baker, and Mason Gamble. His second book, Paper Tiger: An Obsessed Golfer’s Quest to Play with the Pros was released June 2006, and was an editor’s pick in Esquire Magazine and USA Today, and a summer reading selection in The New York Times. 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 quest to walk and golf 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 next title, A Course Called Scotland, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and A Course Called America will be released from Avid Reader Press in 2021. Tom is Senior Writer at The Golfer's Journal, and has written for Golf Magazine, Golfweek, Sports Illustrated, and numerous other publications. He 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, and he is an associate professor of English at St. Joseph’s University.
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    • A Course Called Ireland

    • A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee
    • Written by: Tom Coyne
    • Narrated by: Kyle Tait
    • Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 2020-04-07
    • Language: English
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    • A Course Called America

    • Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course
    • Written by: Tom Coyne
    • Narrated by: Jacques Roy
    • Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 2021-05-25
    • Language: English
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    • An Obsessed Golfer's Quest to Play with the Pros
    • Written by: Tom Coyne
    • Narrated by: Kyle Tait
    • Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 2020-04-21
    • Language: English
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