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Slim and None is packed with authentic insider gems about each of the majors and hilarious sketches of many of the characters: touring pros, officials, media, agents, caddies, and ladies. The main character, Bobby Joe is at it again.
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Long revered by his peers as one of the world's best sportswriters, and beloved by readers, Dan Jenkins is at the top of his form in Slim and None. It's packed with authentic insider gems about each of the majors and hilarious sketches of many of the characterstouring pros, officials, media, agents, caddies, and ladieswho inhabit this outrageous and endearing world of sports. Introduced in Dan Jenkins's previous uproarious novel of the pro golf tour, The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist, Bobby Joe Grooves is now forty-four and still without a win in a major championship. Bobby Joe is at the most critical point in his careerand still hell-bent on challenging PGA decorum and common sense. A student of golf lore, Bobby Joe is well aware that only a small group of stars have ever won a major at his age or older, and among them are such immortals as Nicklaus, Boros, Irwin, and Trevino. It's now or never for Bobby Joe, and excuse him for thinking that his chances are slim and none.
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