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What: “Good Bounces & Bad Lies: The Autobiography of Ben Wright”

Author: Ben Wright

Price: $24.95

There are certain people you meet who amaze you with their ability to idolize themselves in the face of overwhelming evidence that they are small-minded and not in touch with reality.

After reading this book, put Ben Wright in that category.

Wright, the former CBS golf analyst who got into hot water a few years ago after commenting on lesbianism on the LPGA Tour, certainly has a lot of entertaining stories to tell. Unfortunately, they mainly center on how great he is, or I should say, how great he thinks he is. This book flips between idolatry and mean-spiritedness so fast that you might get whiplash trying to keep up.

Example: In the chapter devoted to his comments on the LPGA, instead of apologizing and saying he should have held his tongue, he goes on about how his comments were off the record and how his friends refused to support him.

Example: Wright discusses his battle with alcohol. However, instead of turning it into a story of his personal redemption, he says that he doesn’t have a drinking problem, and never really had one. He just has to be careful what he drinks.

Example: Wright details how he introduced fellow analyst Gary McCord to golf legend Ben Hogan. After learning McCord had played on the PGA Tour for 17 years with no victories, Hogan brusquely cast him aside and ignored him in front of his friends, to the glee of Wright, who considers himself a friend of McCord. Nice friend.

In all fairness, at times this is a funny book. If you are a golf fan, there are quite a few hilarious stories. They mostly put Wright in a good light, but they are funny nonetheless. After the first 50 pages, I thought this was going to be one of the best sports books ever, but the pettiness Wright displays eventually robs you of any joy.

They say you can learn a lesson from any book. The lesson from this one is: If you’re walking down the street and see Ben Wright headed your way, cross the street.