Miracle on the 17th Green - Tapa dura

While playing a round of golf on Christmas, Travis McKinley experiences a Zen-like vision that transforms him into a professional player, pits him against his favorite champions, and eventually saves his troubled marriage. 200,000 first printing. Tour.

James Patterson published his first thriller in 1976 and since then has become one of the best-known and bestselling writers of all time, with more than 140 million copies of his books sold worldwide. He is the author of the two most popular detective series of the past decade, featuring Alex Cross and the Women's Murder Club, and he has written numerous other #1 bestsellers. He has won an Edgar Award - the mystery world's highest honor - and his novels Kiss the Girls and Along Came aSpider were made into feature films starring Morgan Freeman. His charity, the James Patterson PageTurner Awards, has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to individuals and groups that promote the excitement of books and reading. He lives in Florida.
Peter de Jonge is a long time contributor to The New York Times Magazine whose work has appeared in The Best American Sports Writing and numerous other anthologies. He has coauthored with Patterson the bestselling books Beach Road and TheBeach House. He lives in New York.