Four Iron in the Soul

Lawrence Donegan was born in Scotland in 1961. He went to Stirling University, and had a brief spell as a pop star - he was in the band THE BLUEBELLS, who had a big hit with the infuriatingly catchy &quot;Young at Heart&quot;, before joining the Guardian. He lives in Glasgow.

In this very funny sports book (a cross between Nick Hornby and Bill Bryson) young journalist Lawrence Donegan tells the story of the summer he spent caddying for Scottish golfer Ross Drummond, ranked over 400 in the world,on the European Tour. Thisis the inside story of the geniuses,the cheats, the gurus and the hangers-on that make up the golf scene. 
 
&quot;A joy to read. Not since Bill Bryson plotted a random route through small-town America has such a breezy idea for a book had a happier or funnier result&quot; - Lynne Truss, The Times 
 
&quot;Funny, beautifully observed and it tells you things about sport in general and golf in particular that nobody else had thought to pass on&quot; - Patrick Collins, Mail on Sunday

Donegan Lawrence

If you read nothing else this year, make sure you get your hands on this little gem

Delightful... Hugely self-deprecating humour wiht a delicious twist at the end

It is sport's greatest event. The Ryder Cup - Europe versus the USA, three days of golfing brilliance at the Belfry featuring the best players in the world and the loudest, most partisan fans this side of an Old Firm derby. Lawrence Donegan - author, musician, European PGA Tour caddy (retired) - is determined play his patriotic part. 
 
Too mean to buy a ticket, and cruelly denied a place on the European team by a selection process emphasising the ability to play golf, Donegan tries - and fails - to become Lee Westwood's bagman at the Belfry. Then he lands the perfect job - Ryder Cup marshal. Free clothes, free food, his very own 'Quiet Please' paddle ... and look at that uninterrupted view! 
 
This is a Ryder Cup story with a twist, a golf fanatic's story from the back of the tee by Lawrence Donegan, author of the bestselling Four-iron in the Soul.

Donegan Lawrence

Praise for Quiet Please

If you read nothing else this year, make sure you get your hands on this little gem

Delightful... Hugely self-deprecating humour wiht a delicious twist at the end

Hugely enjoyable

If you read nothing else this year, make sure you get your hands on this little gem

Delightful... Hugely self-deprecating humour wiht a delicious twist at the end

Hugely enjoyable

If you read nothing else this year, make sure you get your hands on this little gem

Delightful... Hugely self-deprecating humour wiht a delicious twist at the end

Hugely enjoyable

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