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Golf in the Kingdom

Book • 1976
In this novel, a young man en route to India stops in Scotland to play at the legendary Burningbush golf club.

Paired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, he is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed.

The story unfolds over a night of adventure and revelation, introducing the reader to Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbush's thirteenth fairway.

Murphy's account reveals the possibilities for transcendence that reside in the human soul, drawing the reader into new worlds through this ancient and haunting game.

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