January 2020 – Quarterly Meeting

All members are welcome to kick of 2020 at our January general meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. We are pleased to welcome guest speaker, Philadelphia native Tom Coyne.

Tom Coyne is the author of the novel A Gentleman’s Game, which was named one of the best 25 sports books of all time by The Philadelphia Daily News.  He wrote the film adaptation of the novel, which starred Gary Sinise, Philip Baker Hall, Dylan Baker, and Mason Gamble.  His second book, Paper Tiger: An Obsessed Golfer’s Quest to Play with the Pros  was an editor’s pick in Esquire Magazine and USA Today, and a summer reading selection in The New York Times.   His third book, A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee, chronicles his quest to walk and golf the whole of Ireland.  The book was a New York Times, American Booksellers Association, and Barnes & Noble bestseller, and won a silver medal from the Society of American Travel Writers in the category of Best Travel Book of the Year.

His anticipated follow-up to A Course Called Ireland was released by Simon & Schuster in 2018: A Course Called Scotland was an instant New York Times bestseller, and chronicles Tom’s quest to play every links course in Scotland, searching the highlands for the secret to golf and a tee time in the oldest championship in sports.

Tom is a regular contributor to The Golfer’s Journal, and has written for Golf Magazine, Golfweek, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and numerous other publications.  He is also a host and writer for the travel television series, “Golfing the World.”  Tom earned an M.F.A. in fiction writing from the University of Notre Dame, where he won the William Mitchell Award for distinguished achievement.  He lives outside Philadelphia with his wife and two daughters, and he is an associate professor of English at St. Joseph’s University.

AGENDA

6:00-7:00 PM: Cocktail hour
7:00-8:30 PM: General Meeting & Presentation by Tom Coyne

LOCATION

The Union League of Philadelphia
Lincoln Memorial Room, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102

COST

$33/person

UNION LEAGUE HOUSE DRESS CODE

For Men: Jacket and tie are strongly preferred. Jacket and collared shirt are required at all times on the first floor members-only section of the League House.
For Women: Business suits, tailored pant or skirt ensembles and dresses.