is the moving story of Lisa
Nelson, a beautiful 20-year-old professional golfer on the
Duramed Futures Tour. She must win the final tournament of the
season or give up forever her dream of making it to the LPGA.
Lisa’s father
died a year earlier. Her mother and two young brothers back home
in Tennessee are struggling financially, in danger of losing
their home. If Lisa fails, she will have to abandon her dream
and return home to help her family survive.
Lisa comes to
the all-important tournament at a small golf course in Concord,
New Hampshire where she meets Dave Johnston, a wealthy amateur
golfer in his early 50’s. Dave lost his wife and daughter in a
car crash four years earlier. In Lisa he sees his own daughter,
who was also a budding young golfer when she died at the age of
16. When Dave learns of Lisa’s dreams and problems, he takes on
her challenge as his own.
“Pops and
Sunshine” will make the reader laugh, cry, and cheer. Anyone who
has lost a loved one too soon or faced high hurdles in their own
life will be captivated by this touching story. It will appeal
to golfers and non-golfers alike.
It is written
by Dave Andrews, a Harvard educated former television news
reporter. Dave is an avid golfer who has become a fan of the
Duramed Futures Tour. His home course in New Hampshire is
annually the site of one of the tour’s events.
His inspiration
for the novel came from meeting many of the young aspiring women
golfers on that tour. Each of them had a passion, dedication,
and determination that he found remarkable. Dave’s novel is the
fictionalization of the dream that these young women share.
