Gene Wojciechowski has spent more than 40 years as a sports reporter, at the Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News and Chicago Tribune, and later joining ESPN, where he served as a writer and on-air features reporter on the network's golf coverage, SportsCenter and College GameDay. He has covered almost every significant sporting event in the world, including nearly 75 golf majors, and done ESPN stories on and with the most consequential players in the game- Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Gary Player. His work has earned him multiple Sports Emmys and Edward R. Murrow Awards, as well as recognition from the Golf Writers Association of America. He is a New York Times bestselling author who has written or co-written thirteen books, including The Last Great Game and Kirk Herbstreit's memoir, Out of the Pocket. He lives in Wheaton, Illinois, with his wife.
“This wonderful tale is for all lovers of golf, especially the weekend hackers with embarrassing handicaps (like me). Now we have hope. If we can just find the magic clubs.”—John Grisham “Once again the venerable adage ‘The smaller the ball, the better the literature’ proves true. Wojciechowski’s All Carry is beyond a gem. It’s a true sporting masterpiece. The great written stuff on the game—from Golf in the Kingdom to Caddyshack to Dead Solid Perfect—always seems to smack of a tall tale. The writers of such yarns, like Mr. Wojo, are so steeped in the lore that they make the implausible seem truer-than-true. Wojciechowski is a multiple-Emmy-winning golf writer, and his on-tour, inside-the-ropes experience, particularly at the Masters, makes this long-ball tale come to vivid, magical life. If you love the game, you will savor every page. All Carry is an instant classic!”—Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The Legend of Bagger Vance “A novel that is nothing short of magical. A great golf yarn spun with a true insider’s knowledge of the game, a supernatural set of clubs at its center, and the natural swing of a writer who masters the course. Wojciechowski’s indelible gallery of characters—from the middle-aged writer turned sudden Tour Pro, to the disgraced caddy by his side, to the iniquitous Tour veteran in their way—all take us on a journey to the game’s high places, with its highest stakes, told with all the humor and madness and wonder that is golf itself. All Carry not only finds the target but also touches the heart.”—Tom Rinaldi, Fox Sports reporter and New York Times bestselling author of The Red Bandanna “An enjoyable modern fable for players and fans alike.”—Kirkus Reviews “In the feel-good debut novel from sportswriter Wojciechowski (coauthor of The Bus), a middle-aged golf reporter’s magic set of clubs alters his view of the game—and life . . . filled with colorful characters and enough hilarious one-liners for a comedy roast . . . this has a ton of heart. Golf enthusiasts ought to tee it up.”—Publishers Weekly