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The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Dan Jenkins
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 1406120
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
ASIN: B0001PG3YG
Publication Date: August 7, 2001
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Product Description
Dan Jenkins virtually invented the golf novel with the classic Dead Solid Perfect, his rollicking account of the life and times of PGA touring pro Kenny Lee Puckett. For thirty years his fans have waited for the follow-up; in The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist, Jenkins has surpassed himself.
Bobby Joe Grooves is a sixteen-year tour veteran trying to turn his one annual tournament win and considerable Texas charm into his first appointment to the Ryder Cup team. Standing between Bobby Joe and his little piece of golf heaven are two ex-wives and a girlfriend, all of whom know to a penny his spot on the money list; Swedish sensation Knut Thorssun, known to his fans as “Nuke” and to his fellow pros as “Cheater”; a completely rational fear of reptiles; tempting but dangerous groupies; and his embarrassing lack of a career major.
As we follow Bobby Joe’s quest for a spot on the Ryder Cup team, we learn more about golf history than you’ll find in any weepy sunset-over-the-18th green retrospective, and more about how to actually get the damn ball into the cup than in any of the thousands of instructional books none of us can understand.
The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist is an uproarious portrait of what it’s really like to play on the PGA Tour. It’s vintage Dan Jenkins.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Cannot Get Out Of The Fairway Bunker November 16, 2008
Booby Joe "Spin" Grooves has a lot of things on his mind.
A journeyman pro golfer who is more likely to be packing his clubs into the trunk of a rental car on Friday night then receiving a paycheck after the final round on Sunday afternoon, he is chasing a dream of putting things to together and earn a coveted slot on the prestigious Ryder Cup team.
But with jealous girlfriends, ex-wives, ex-girlfriends and the ego of European superstar Knut Thorssun to deal with on the links, Grooves appears to be a long drive away from any goal in golf. Author Dan Jenkins attempts to keep the pace rapid in this less than 300-page romp in the wild life of this fictional character on the real PGA Tour.
But like having to quickly play 18 holes on a magnificent summer day, there is no time to truly take in the scenery that Jenkins attempts to rapidly develop.....it is shoot and go. Ultimately, Grooves and the other characters are lodged in a fairway bunker and no amount of hacking can get them out of the deep sand.
A retread of Dead Solid Perfect in many ways, but not unpleasant. July 11, 2007
The first thing I will say about this book is that it would probably have been a whole lot funnier if I hadn't already read "Dead Solid Perfect."
The protagonist of this story, Bobby Joe Grooves, while not the same, is still quite similar to Kenny Lee Puckett of "DSP." They both come from Fort Worth, Texas, and attended Paschal High School and TCU. Both are PGA Tour veterans who have won a few tournaments, but never a major. Both have two ex-wives, and each still gets along quite well with his two ex-wives. Kenny Lee happens to have already married his third wife, while Bobby Joe is only almost-married, but that seems trivial.
All in all, it felt as though I was reading a remake. Maybe that's why I didn't laugh out loud even once during the book... because it felt too familiar.
Plus, how cliche is it that Jenkins included a young phenom named Cheetah? And yes, he does reference Tiger Woods in the book. So I guess he couldn't come up with anything unique and just decided on another jungle cat for a golfer's name. Maybe he should have included pros named Jaguar, Leopard, and Puma as well...
Still, I cannot totally disregard my mild enjoyment with the story. The truly "new" characters, such as the European pro/playboy and his soon-to-be-ex-wife, are quite amusing. The story is also not heavy reading, having taken me all of about three hours to finish. The ending is a bit abrupt, as others have mentioned, but my biggest problem was that it seemed way too familiar and not original at all.
 Not his best, but still entertaining! May 28, 2007
Dan Jenkins is a legendary golf writer, sports writer, and Texan. It's the last category that most often gets him in trouble with readers unfamiliar with his earlier work. His style in these books is broad, boasting, and full of bs, which fits the main character to a tee. If you wish to read reverential works on the majesty of golf, or if you wish to indulge in the fantasy and mystery of golf, you should read someone else. Jenkins loves golf, and his golf novels are rich with the lore and history of golf, but he does not take the sport (or its country club practioners) too seriously. He punctures pomposity and self-importance while still communicating a love for the game. I enjoyed these books for their entertaining yarns, which I think was the author's intent. Long live Dan Jenkins, all things golf, and all things Texan.
 Better than Dead Solid Perfect January 18, 2007
As a long-time Jenkins fan, I can confirm that this work and the sequel rank among his very best. I can't imagine anyone even vaguely familiar with the game of golf who could get through a few pages without chuckling out loud.
Disappointing January 5, 2007
Fans of the Dan Jenkins of old will be disappointed in "Money-Whipped Steer Job....." and its sequel, "Slim and None". The old Dan Jenkins poked politically incorrect fun at everybody and everything. The new Dan Jenkins has sacred cows. Unless you, too, think very highly of Fort Worth, TX, you'll find little to connect you to these books.
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