This engaging and informative memoir has a higher purpose than to anecdotally relate the narratorÕs life: just as the game of golf Òhas contributed to the quality of lifeÓ (p. 272) for over twenty million Americans, so could an affordable golf course improve the lives of many Israelis. A Holy Hole in One uses humor and compassion to reach beyond a potential audience of golfersÑto include Israeli families whose children could benefit from learning to golf, students and scholars of Middle Eastern studies, travelers, business people, and philanthropic humanitariansÑin the hope of raising consciousness and funding to turn the narratorÕs dream of IsraelÕs second golf course into a reality.