[cyncooper]

"Does anyone else know where this story is being reported? I saw it on C-Span while I was waking up this morning and didn't take notice of where it was being reported."

Please see this thread where the book is mentioned in U.S. News and World Report.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/865473/posts

Please read post #124 which is an excerpt from the book about the golf game. The end actually brought tears to my eyes.

[Balata]

It is often said by golfers that, "Golf isn't life or death, it's much more serious than that." In this case, clearly the Sinkmaster established that golf had a higher priority than the life and death of the American serviceman. A decision that will surely justify his place in the flames of hell.