“Golf, as I see it, is no leisure activity, nor is it a mere game. Rather it is an everlasting struggle, against both the elements and the self. Only a select few seem able to suitably capture such an endeavor with words. But Doug truly gets it. I am always interested in what he has to say about golf (and sailing, among other subjects). His writing is always clear, vivid, and compelling. He's a deeply respected voice in our community of golf-obsessed and whenever he speaks we all listen, and usually end up inspired to get out there ourselves and play.

Doug's the author of one of my all-time favorite golf tales, a painful account of the time one of his errant shots smashed into a house---the one belonging to the guy he happened to be playing with that day for the very first time! On the one hand it's a great golf lesson on the power of visualization and why you should never---even for a second---picture your ball flying towards someone's house. But in Doug's retelling it is also a very funny, cringe-inducing, Larry David-worthy scene featuring a set of beloved antique wind chimes shattered into pieces, an inconsolable lady of the house, and one awkward apology. I only wish Doug wasn't such a good golfer, and would hit more balls into such situations."