Tom Coyne is an American writer and professor. Coyne has published five books, ''

A Gentleman's Game ''A Gentleman's Game'' is a 2002 American sports drama film directed by J. Mills Goodloe and starring Mason Gamble, Dylan Baker, Philip Baker Hall and Gary Sinise. It is based on the novel of the same name by Tom Coyne.page 50 Cast * Mason Gam ...

'' (2002), ''Paper Tiger'' (2007), '' A Course Called Ireland'' (2009), A Course Called Scotland (2019), and ''A Course Called America'' (2021). ''A Gentleman's Game'' was adapted into a full-length film starring

Gary Sinise Gary Alan Sinise (; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, humanitarian, and musician. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a st ...

and

Dylan Baker Dylan Baker (born October 7, 1959) is an American actor. He gained recognition for his roles in the films such as ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''Happiness'' (1998), '' Thirteen Days'' (2000), ''Road to Perdition'' (2002), ''Spider-M ...

. After graduating from

Archmere Academy Archmere Academy is a private Roman Catholic college preparatory school located in Claymont, Delaware, United States. 514 students were enrolled for the 202021 academic year. The academy is co-educational and is run independently within the Roman ...

, Coyne attended the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

, and then moved to

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, where he is now an English professor at

Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh olde ...

''A Gentleman's Game''

A novel about a young Timmy Price, who inspires jealousy at an exclusive golf club in Delaware.

''Paper Tiger''

''Paper Tiger'' is a true story about Tom Coyne's journey into the world of professional golf. Coyne's odyssey would include leaving

to live in Florida. Coyne would enlist the help of swing doctor Dr. Jim Suttie and go through rigorous weight training in preparation. Coyne would also seek sports psychologist Dr. Robert Winters to help fulfill his dream. Coyne would go from a 15 handicap to a plus, but would not play well enough to gain entrance to stage one of the

PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also k ...

's qualifying school. Coyne would play numerous mini-tour events, including a

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...

event, and play against teenage golfing phenomenon

Michelle Wie Michelle Sung Wie West (; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S ...

in a Public Links qualifier.

''A Course Called Ireland''

Coyne's next project took him to the links courses of Ireland; not just to play some rounds but to play the country itself. Coyne walked around the perimeter of the Republic and Northern Ireland, without the use of any transportation, playing the courses en route: 36 courses, 648 holes, over 2,000,000 yards. The resulting book was published by

Gotham Books Avery Publishing is a book publishing imprint of the Penguin Group, founded as an independent publisher in 1976 by Rudy Shur and partners, and purchased by Penguin in 1999. The current president is veteran publisher William Shinker. Their offices ...

, and released on February 19, 2009.

''A Course Called Scotland''

Coyne's fourth book was released in 2019 detailing his journey of more than 100 courses in the home of golf.

''A Course Called America''

Coyne's fifth book was released in 2021 detailing his journey of the United States to find the great American golf course.

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