Letter to Rick Reilly

Dear Mr. Reilly,
First of all, I would like to say I am a huge fan of all of your work, especially with the Sports Illustrated magazine, and some of my favourite articles that I have ever read have been by you. It’s a shame that you won’t be writing for SI anymore, I am sure that they will miss what you bring to the magazine every week.
On the subject of your book, however, I have all the same praises for “Who’s Your Caddy?” The comedic aspect of your writing that I enjoy so much from your magazine articles is certainly not missing from your book. Each chapter, which features a new personality in each one, has a fantastic story behind it. I am sure the time that you spent with all of these PGA Tour pros was quite an adventure, and the idea behind this book is brilliant. I felt like I learned something new and interesting about a new person each chapter. In fact, even the titles of the chapters are funny.
My favourite chapter, by a wide margin, is the one you wrote on John Daly. One of the greatest characters in all of sports, Daly is everything that you see on T.V and then some. Although most of the things that you describe aren’t appropriate to repeat, I had a really good time reading about Big John. The way that you describe his life is extremely funny, and it really allows people to realize how insane his life really is.
Another thing I enjoyed about the book was the differentiation between chapters, and the type of people you wrote about. For instance, it was not just professional golfers that were used; for example, the chapter on Donald Trump was really funny and interesting, and really expresses what kind of person Trump is behind the scenes. Obviously, there is a great difference between what people see on “The Apprentice,” and what he is like behind closed doors. I’m sure caddying for him was as wild as it sounds.
Anyways, I would like to congratulate you on a fine piece of literature, and look forward to hopefully reading more of your work in the future.