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| Plot Summary of Miracle on the 17th Green |
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"When Ted McKinley goes out to play golf on Christmas something miraculous happens on the 17th green when he plays the most amazing golf he has ever played. After he gets home late for Christmas dinner his wife of 30 years is about at the end of her rope. His great game continues and after being fired from a job, as an ad executive, which he has hated for 23 years he decides to try out for the Senior PGA tour. He manages to make it into the top 8 and gets to play on the tour for one year. Along the way he has his ups and downs and enlists a great caddie to help him out. He learns more than just about his golf game when he looks at his marriage and life along the way too."
Tonya Barnard, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Miracle on the 17th Green |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Life of a profession:
- athlete, professional
Kind of sport:
- golf
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Sports Story?
Yes
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 (quite a lot)
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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