Mason Gamble is going to star in a new movie entitled "GOLF IN THE KINGDOM". He
will play Michael Murphy. The movie is now in production.
GOLF IN THE KINGDOM, long coveted in Hollywood for its cinematic
potential, has finally got the green-light thirty-one years since the
book was published. The author Michael Murphy has teamed up with
director Susan Streitfeld and producer Mindy Affrime, and though
nothing is ever quite certain in the complex world of making movies,
it appears that we will finally get to see this much-loved story on
the screen.
GOLF IN THE KINGDOM has been recognized as a classic work on the
deeper mysteries of golf - a gospel of those who suspect, or know,
that golf is more than a mere pastime. It tells the story of a young
American man, Michael Murphy (Mason Gamble) en route to India in 1956, who stops
in Scotland to play at the legendary Burningbush golf club and in a single day
and night has his life transformed. Paired with a mysterious teacher named
Shivas Irons, he is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world
where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a back swing governed by true
gravity.
A night of adventure and revelation follow, and lead to a glimpse of
Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbush's
thirteenth fairway - the one they call Lucifer's Rug.
Through mystic-philosopher Shivas Irons- wild as a banshee, filled
with whisky and the spirited humor of his homeland - you are drawn
into new worlds by the ancient and haunting game.
The movie will offer a view of golf in a more philosophical and even mystical
light.
You can buy a copy of the book "GOLF IN THE KINGDOM" at www.amazon.com.