Golf News for Thursday, September 15, 2005 | Books

"Confessions of a Sandbagger" listed on forbesbookclub.com

OAKVILLE, Ontario, Canada -- J.J. Gowland, author of "Confessions of a Sandbagger" ISBN 1413755275 is pleased to announce that the book is now listed on www.forbesbookclub.com.

"Confessions of A Sandbagger" has just been listed on the Forbes Book Club website. It's more than just a golfer's story. Mikey Blaine, the golf course sandbagger, on a glorious October day in Southern Ontario, has been tied to his golf bag and tossed in the pond on the par 3 17th hole. With his head just above water, he now faces other golfers and must convince them to drag his soggy being from the pond before winter sets in.

The author is honored that Confessions of a Sandbagger is on www.forbesbookclub.com site because the story contains more than just golf lessons.
(A search on the site can be done by either the title or by the author's name.)

There are examples of business situations that can be used as case studies in the new MBA curriculum. Mikey isn't a corporate CEO but imagine the head of Enron was tied to his golf bag and shareholders were allowed to pass by and pass judgement. What would those shareholders do and say?

Readers are contacting the author and relating that the book is, in a word, "hilarious." J.J. says, "Golf is a funny game and can teach us all lessons in life, relationships, and business."

The book is available world wide and it's nice to see it on a business site as well.

About the author
J.J. has a degree in psychology and worked in psychiatry for 5 years with 3 years on a suicide unit. J.J. studied psychology at McMaster University, comedy at Second City, Toronto and golf at Crystal River, Florida. J.J. is an active board member of a privately owned golf course, has been playing golf for more than 25 years and lives with a fluctuating handicap in Oakville Ontario.