{"id":346,"date":"2010-07-20T08:07:06","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T15:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertfagan.com\/?p=346"},"modified":"2010-11-04T16:07:46","modified_gmt":"2010-11-04T23:07:46","slug":"book-reviews-a-son-of-the-game-by-james-dodson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/golf\/346\/book-reviews-a-son-of-the-game-by-james-dodson","title":{"rendered":"Book Review \u2013 \u201cA Son of the Game\u201d by James Dodson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What do you get when you combine an engaging rites of passage story together with interesting golf history (Pinehurst, North Carolina area) as relayed by a skilled storyteller?\u00a0 The answer would be \u201cA Son of the Game\u201d by James Dodson.\u00a0 In this piece, Dodson follows up his previous bestseller \u201cFinal Rounds\u201d in which he focused upon the relationship with his father, to that with his son.\u00a0 In each piece, golf and its many friendships, lessons, and values play a large part in the legacy that is passed from one generation to the next.\u00a0 Would Dodson\u2019s son embrace the legacy?<\/p>\n

This is an autobiographical sketch that takes the \u201cburnt out\u201d golf writer, James Dodson, a son of the South, back to his North Carolina roots in a way that rekindles his passion for the game through the friendships and values the game imparts. Along the way, this wise memoir reveals many interesting facts and anecdotes relating to the Pinehurst area golf scene from the perspective of a passionate golf insider.\u00a0 \u201cA Son of the Game\u201d is also about the sharing of life\u2019s lessons between a father and son, facilitated by the game of golf.\u00a0 You will follow Dodson\u2019s hope that his son might also embrace the many traditions and opportunities that the game offers.<\/p>\n

Dodson\u2019s work really resonated with me on several levels.\u00a0 Though I am not a Southerner, we are about the same age, and my Mother and recently departed Dad took me to Pinehurst in my early days as a golfing teenager for spring vacations; and I have returned many times since.\u00a0 The country lanes, eateries, hotels, courses, and people that Dodson so eloquently describes are the same ones that I\u2019ve experienced \u2013 even within the last year or two.\u00a0 The author\u2019s accounting is right on.\u00a0 In fact, I happened to become acquainted with Dodson\u2019s buddy, Tom Stewart, who is as interesting and wonderful as he is painted in the text.<\/p>\n

At a time in which I often share Jim Dodson\u2019s disappointment with the state of the commercialized game, reading this and reminding myself of the therapeutic magic of the Carolina Sandhills, combined with also being a Father, myself, rekindled a bit of my golfing passion too.\u00a0 This is a \u201cgood read\u201d and would be a great gift for the golfing father or son!<\/p>\n

You may be able to fund your passion for golf and all things related by joining Bob Fagan at www.bobfagan.124online.com.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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