This week’s Socially Distant Sports Bar with Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero sees Mike choosing the Documentary of the Week.
And it’s a story that took more than two decades to reach its conclusion.
Documentary of the Week
Mike: Rory McIlroy — The Masters Wait
Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait traces McIlroy’s relationship with Augusta National from watching Tiger Woods win there in 1997 to arriving as a 21-year-old capable of winning the tournament himself.
What follows is a story of talent, expectation, heartbreak and missed opportunities as the Masters becomes the one prize McIlroy needs to complete golf’s career Grand Slam.
The documentary explores the mental burden of repeatedly returning to Augusta, the weight of global expectation and the ticking clock as McIlroy arrives for his 17th attempt to win the Green Jacket.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0GPXXCNN2
Book of the Week
Steff: It’s Only Drowning by David Litt
Steff’s choice takes us from the golf course into the water with David Litt’s It’s Only Drowning — a funny, thoughtful memoir about learning to surf and the peculiar combination of fear, failure and obsession that comes with trying to get better at something that regularly dumps you into the sea.
https://link.amazon/B0ail8xno
For more of Steff’s book recommendations and reviews, follow @distantbookshelf on Instagram.
Owain’s Challenge
Steff’s mate Owain from The Running Channel is taking on Ephraim’s North to South Wales Challenge.
If you’d like to support him and donate:
https://givestar.io/gs/ephraims-north-to-south-wales-challenge?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaAUwxp9wZG9mAmZkaWQWUO464ncYiar-yUbqQJHbEkGRzIhKsmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp2wZb_2BYw_cnAko3qNDsPSb0Kvz9zL8TAmio-e0r7ROcd_X1eSCY2D_YQFh_aem_3rXA_KnYlcle250i9Kk5dg
Golf, surfing and running the length of Wales. An unusually sporty second half by our standards.
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