Duel at Old Del Monte

About the Book

Golf-loving driving range attendant at Pebble Beach golf course, Walter “Chipper” Blair, enjoys the simple joys of golf but his life is disrupted by the very entitled Henry and Marjorie Taylor who buy an estate across from the driving range. Henry Taylor, the fourth, wants to turn Old Del Monte golf course into polo fields and ride horses across Chipper’s driving range. Chipper seems to be the only one left to save the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi River. Marjorie Taylor causes havoc and deaths with her unique lifestyle choices. Emily Hastings puts on the party of the century in Cindy Springer’s estate. Chipper and his wife Jenny take their protégé, Cindy Springer, to play in the Women’s U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes golf course where they are met with resistance from coaches of major college golf teams. The reader will enjoy this fun, golf-related suspense and mystery novel. Will Chipper save the golf course? Will Cindy qualify for match play? Will the deaths be solved by local authorities? Will Emily’s party go off without incident? You will be immersed in the lifestyles of the rich and famous in this beautiful area, all the favorite haunts and restaurants. Great golf, intrigue, and mystery. Nothing is as it seems in Duel at Old Del Monte.

About the Author

Michael Dove is an author, columnist, and community influencer in Monterey County, California. He played NCAA Division 1 golf at the University of California at Berkeley where he also earned BA and MBA degrees. He is a scratch golfer and nationally ranked runner. He has won a national Jefferson Award for his community volunteer service.