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Reader Comments About An Old Caddie Looks Back
[Warren’s] approach is refreshingly different than most books written around the theme of golf by emphasizing its many life lessons. Wonderful stories, interviews and experiences about the game, history, friendships, sharing teaching, commitment and some sadness… His tales of the departed, including our co-founder Earl Woods, were heartfelt, humorous and a fine tribute…
Having grown up in Northern Illinois I can testify to the wonderful way Tom Warren has captured the essence of Rockford and its commitment to presenting affordable good quality golf to all the people of the area. I have lived the past 39 years in Atlanta, Georgia and have attended at least one day of the activities at the Masters Tournament every year except one, and I praise Mr. Warren on his accuracy in reporting the thrill of being in Augusta tournament week.
Last night I finished [An Old Caddie] and was so inspired. I would have hit the range at Aldeen had it not been 11 p.m.!”
Tom Warren has done a masterful job of weaving the story of Rockford golf. It is informative, educational, yet entertaining as he combines fact with personal experiences. It is a must read for any golf enthusiast.
It’s wonderful what Tom has done. He has an incredibly rich history and background and knowledge of the community and golf.
Some of Tom’s accounts were so hilarious that I laughed till I had tears in my eyes. His days of caddying brought back memories of my being a caddie and how it opened up new doors for me. His observations about kids and adults playing the game are as true today as ever regarding the joys and disappointments of this great game.
Tom Warren has written a warm, reflective study of golf that honors the game and the community that has allowed us to participate.
This book can be extremely helpful within Rockford and as a way to alert other people to what we are doing here.
Thanks for writing a memoir that is so positive an “chock full” of our Midwestern values.
What a joy…reading about my dad before I really knew him… Thank you for writing this book and acknowledging my father’s influence on you. Many times I had to stop reading because of the tears.
Headline: Book Launch is Dead Solid Perfect. “Just like his book, [it] was a celebration of Rockford golf “(September 13, 2007).
I found the Augusta stories to be very interesting and well written. I remember sleeping in my car too. I was right there with you on your young and carefree trip out west [to Pebble Beach and Desert Inn] especially when you were told to get out of the lake.
Tom Warren is more than a student of the game, he’s a scholar who seems to have absorbed every detail of golf’s storied past, and who recounts with absolute glee so many of those fabled moments that defined the greatness of the game’s elite. But his point of view is far from academic, as he takes us through the story of his own evolution as a dedicated amateur golfer. In many ways, Tom Warren speaks for all of us who, early on, became mesmerized by and addicted to the joys of this most complex and yet Zen-like of sports. …Just as there’s more to the game than merely hitting a little white ball around a pasture, there’s more to this book than golf. What we get here is not simply the view from the practice green and the driving range and the tee-box; we get a portrait of America itself ranging from the time when everybody liked Ike to the time when everybody likes Tiger.