Mark Chase

Mark Chase works in London and is an obsessive golfer at the weekend, or any day of the week if he can escape the day job. Love at First Slice is his debut novel.

Golf is his meditation although he hasn’t yet reached his Zen and has wanted to reach for the circular saw far too often. After a particularly frustrating round he began to wonder why he, and millions like him, keeps coming back for more. The fact he will never wear a green jacket except in his dreams still doesn’t dampen his hope that he will improve, perhaps even reaching a single figure handicap if he lives long enough.

Love at First Slice explores many of the themes golfers will recognise: hope, the will to improve, suffering. Then there’s the joy of hitting that great golf shot. But when all else fails there’s always beer and salties and the laughs you share with friends.

Mark lives in Surrey with his wife and tries to play as much golf as possible.