Missing links is the story of four middleclass buddies who live outside boston and play golf together at ponkaquogue municipal golf links and deli, not so. Buy missing links by reilly, rick from amazons fiction books store. Missing links by rick reilly 1997, paperback for sale. He is also the author of eleven books, several of which have more about rick reilly. Missing links is an entertaining novel about six golfing buddies, all with distinct personalities. Some time ago, reilly, a senior writer for sports illustrated, contributed a humorous article about the ponkapoag golf club, aka ponky, a bluecollar golf course in canton, mass.
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