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Tom Coyne

Biography

Tom Coyne

Tom Coyne is the New York Times bestselling author of A COURSE CALLED IRELAND, A COURSE CALLED SCOTLAND, A COURSE CALLED AMERICA, PAPER TIGER and the novel A GENTLEMAN'S GAME, named one of the best 25 sports books of all time by The Philadelphia Daily News and adapted into a motion picture starring Gary Sinise. He is a partner in Smyers, Craig & Coyne Course Design, owner of CoyneGolf Travel, and the editor and podcast host of "The Golfer’s Journal." He earned an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Notre Dame, where he won the William Mitchell Award for distinguished achievement. He and his family now split their time between Philadelphia and the Catskills.

Tom Coyne

Books by Tom Coyne

A Course Called Home: Adventures of an Accidental Golf Course Owner
by Tom Coyne - Memoir, Nonfiction, Sports

A COURSE CALLED HOME is Tom Coyne’s most personal and profound book yet --- a heartfelt and often humorous chronicle of restoration, resilience and finding purpose in unexpected places. It’s a story about digging in as Coyne trades tee times for tractor hours, learning to mow fairways, rake bunkers, and revive a course rich in history but fading from memory. The community that Coyne has found and cultivated is unlike the pristine, manicured version of the game you see on TV, played by millionaires in matching polos. The course is run by a tight-knit crew of groundskeepers who work long hours, not for prestige, but for pride. It’s played by regulars and first-timers alike who pay in cash and play in jeans, and is a place where visitors quickly become part of the fold.