The Foursome
The Foursome by Troon McAllister, published by Doubleday in 2000, is a first edition novel that spans 304 pages. This work of fiction delves into the world of golf through the lens of Eddie Caminetti, a skilled hustler who takes on a new challenge beyond mere financial gain. Set at the exclusive secret golf course Swithen Bairn, the story follows a group of four successful businessmen who are drawn to the course by an enticing offer for a memorable golf vacation, only to find their dreams twisted into unexpected nightmares.
Readers will encounter a blend of humor, suspense, and human drama as the characters navigate their high-stakes golf matches. The narrative explores themes of ambition, friendship, and greed, revealing profound insights about the players’ true selves during their time on the course. As Eddie Caminetti orchestrates their experiences, the stakes rise beyond money, leading to revelations that redefine their understanding of success and personal fulfillment. This engaging tale captures the complexities of human nature against the backdrop of a sport that often reflects deeper truths.
Official synopsis Publisher
Golf fiction’s finest hustler–The Green’s Eddie Caminetti–returns in a laugh-out-loud novel featuring a foursome of upwardly mobile golf fanatics who get their just rewards.
Tired of hustling for something as ordinary as money, Eddie, in The Foursome, sets his sights slightly higher than other men’s pockets: he goes after their souls. He now presides over Swithen Bairn, an exquisite secret golf course that’s a kind of twisted Fantasy Island where the arrogant and pompous find their cherished dreams suddenly transformed into their worst nightmares.
Enter the foursome of the title, four enviably successful businessmen/golf junkies lured to Swithen Bairn by an irresistible offer: “The most memorable golf vacation you ever had or you don’t pay.” It’s been said that you can learn more about people during one round of golf than you can living next door to them for six months, and in one round with Eddie Caminetti these four hapless sinners learn more about themselves than they could have in six years of analysis. By the end of their second match, the dizzying amount of money at stake will be the least of their worries, and “memorable” won’t even begin to describe this bizarre vacation.
Mixing equal parts of suspense, hilarity, and raw human drama, Troon McAllister deftly shows readers what can happen when money, friendship, ambition, and greed converge explosively in a single round of golf. As Eddie Caminetti himself puts it in The Foursome, “Why do you think they call the devil Scratch?”
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