This is a book about golf, families, and the beauty and sometimes inhospitable landscape of the Scottish islands. When Gary's father, James, died suddenly at the age of 58, his family was knocked sideways. After the initial grief passed, they started to think about what they could do to keep his memory alive. James was an excellent golfer and a demon with the putter, so Gary, along with his mom, brother, and sister decided to meet every year to have a round of golf in his memory. The prize for the craziest putt of the day would be James's "Magic Putter," kept by the winner for a year until the next round. Gary won the right to keep the putter for the first year, and then decided to take the memory of his father a little further—through 18 rounds on 18 different Scottish islands. Part-travelogue, part-memoir, this is a personal and humorous journey of remembrance and discovery across the beautiful isles.

Golf on the Rocks

Sports & Outdoors

Sutherland, Gary

Biographies

Headline Book Publishing

Gary Sutherland was a lapsed golfer, until he acquired his late dad's putter. After studying a crumpled golf map of Scotland, Gary decided to embark on a voyage. His target was to play 18 rounds of golf on 18 Scottish islands in honour of his dad, a ship's captain who, when he wasn't at sea, was never off the golf course.
His journey would take him from the Northern Isles to the Outer Hebrides. Playing in the Harris hail and Arran sunshine, he would encounter an odd variety of golfing hazards, including sheep on the tees, cows on the fairways and electric fences round the greens. This is golf in the raw - a million miles from St Andrews. It is a life-affirming tale of remembrance and discovery. It's about having a laugh and holding on to what's dear. And it's about a putter with magical properties. You can believe what you choose to, but it all happened...

Hachette Scotland

The reality of Scottish soccer comes alive in this documentation of the singing, the swearing, and the sheer nonsense of what occurs every Saturday afternoon. Visiting each of the country's 42 grounds, this account offers an alternative travelogue around Scotland that covers every aspect of the beloved national game: the town and their teams, the fans and their obsessions. From practical factors pertaining to public transportation and facilities to more important things, such as snacks and pubs, this soccer reference documents every aspect of the sport.

Hunting Grounds: A Scottish Football Safari

Soccer

Birlinn Ltd.

A casual conversation between Gary Sutherland and his brother Stewart about going on a bike ride leads to an extraordinary trip in which they travel the length and breadth of Scotland, and this book documents their adventures. In order to recapture some of the magic of childhood years spent cycling around their home town of Hopeman on the Morayshire coast, the Sutherland brothers—older but none the wiser—set off from the back gate of the house they grew up in on a journey of a thousand miles. From the mountains of the Highlands to the traffic-snarled streets of Edinburgh and Glasgow, they ate up Scotland on two wheels and became boys again, pedaling for all they were worth on a road trip of a lifetime that brought pain and laughter in equal measure.

Life Cycle: A Bike Ride Round Scotland and Back to Childhood

Individual Sports

Birlinn

Basketball

Review An ambitious and witty journey in search of hope and gloryStuart Cosgrove, Scottish journalist, broadcaster, and television executive Product Description Some people bag Munros; Gary Sutherland hunts grounds. Come rain, shine, sleet and snow, he visits each of the 42 football grounds in Scotland during one season, documenting the singing, the swearing, the sheer nonsense of what occurs every Saturday afternoon (and sometimes Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays too). Taking each ground as it comes, 'Hunting Grounds' offers an alternative travelogue round Scotland that covers every aspect of our beloved national game: the town and their teams, the fans and their obsessions; from practical factors like public transport and facilities, to the more important things like snacks and pubs. Bets are placed, buses are missed, tears are shed and pies are scoffed. Join him to re-live a glorious Scottish football season without leaving home. About the Author Raised In Hopeman - On The Moray Firth - Gary Sutherland Has Been An Ice Cream Maker, Candyfloss Maker And Shortbread Maker And Is The Author Of Hunting Grounds: A Scottish Football Safari. He Lives In Glasgow And Is Wondering If The Rain Might Stop Soon.

Old habits die hard in Scotland. During the year, communities in every corner of the country get up to all sorts of capers in the name of tradition: you'll find the strangest activities if you search hard enough and discover there's more to Scotland than Burns' Night. This is a custom-made guide to Scotland's annual festivals in all their wonder and eccentricity by a man who decided to spend his year living ceremoniously. From Up-Helly-Aa in Shetland to the Burning of the Clavie in Burghead, from the Stonehaven Fireballs to South Queensferry's Burry Man, "Great Balls of Fire" is a hilarious and insightful journey around the nation that should not be missed.

Great Balls of Fire: A Year of Scottish Festivals

Travel

Europe

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Golf on the Rocks

Golf on the Rocks

Hunting Grounds: A Scottish Football Safari

Life Cycle: A Bike Ride Round Scotland and Back to Childhood

Hunting Grounds: A Scottish Football Safari

Hunting Grounds: A Scottish Football Safari

Great Balls of Fire: A Year of Scottish Festivals