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    Dec 1, 1996 · Share your opinion of this book. A journalist's touching memoir of his father's dying months, during which the two men reflected at length on life, death, and golf. To golf writer Jim Dodson and his father, Brax, golf was more than a game or even a way of life: It was life. Indeed, the two celebrated every rite, commemorated every occasion, and ...

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  2. Final Rounds: A Father, a Son, the Golf Journey of a Lifetime. by. James Dodson. 4.20 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 1996 — 21 editions. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read. Currently Reading. Read.

  3. Oct 1, 1996 · Throughout their poignant journey, the Dodsons humorously reminisce and reaffirm their love for each other, as the younger Dodson finds out what it means to have his father also be his best friend. Final Rounds is a book never to be forgotten, a book about fathers and sons, long-held secrets, and the lessons a middle-aged man can still learn ...

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  4. James Dodson is the author of seven books, including Final Rounds and Ben Hogan: An American Life. He lives with his family in Southern Pines, North Caro ...

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  5. James Dodson | 4.47 | 493 ratings and reviews Ranked #75 in Golf Authorized, intimate, and definitive, Ben Hogan: A Life is the long-awaited biography of one of golf’s greatest, most enigmatic legends, narrated with the unique eloquence that has made author James Dodson a critically acclaimed national bestseller.

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  6. Summary: In Final Rounds, James Dodson offers a touching, heartfelt, often humorous tribute to his father and the game they both loved as he tells the poignant story of his fathers last days and how they set out to celebrate them with the golf tour of a lifetime. With his father approaching eighty, Dodson planned a dream golf trip through ...

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  8. I have never read a more eloquent book about golf as a game where hearts can meet." –Michael Murphy, author of Golf in the Kingdom "James Dodson is a gifted writer who clearly understands and loves golf, but more importantly, he understands people and relationships. In the truest sense, final rounds is a moving love story."

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