Epic Golf Quests: Hey, It's a Living

Golf writer Tom Coyne has taken 16 months to try to go pro, and 16 weeks to circumnavigate Ireland via seaside courses. It's all in the service of a good yarn.

Jim Chairusmi

While daydreaming in your cubicle at work, have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a year off and chase a dream?

An overweight, 14-handicap golfer on the verge of turning 30, Tom Coyne decided to embark on a yearlong quest to do everything he could to elevate his game to make it through the PGA Tour Qualifying School.