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The Big Interview
D O M I N I C H O L L A N D :
S T A N D U P
C O M E D I A N , G O L F E R
A N D S P I D E R M A N ' S
D A D
“ I T ’ S I N C R E D I B L E , H E ’ S O N L Y
2 1 A N D H E ' S B E E N S O W E L L
R E C E I V E D , H I S D R E A M I S
C O N T I N U I N G A N D S O I S M I N E
B E C A U S E I ’ M L O V I N G
W A T C H I N G I T . ”
To many, Dominic Holland is best known as
Playing off 16, Dominic makes regular
a stand-up comedian who has graced the
appearances at events such as the British
stages of the Comedy Store and the
Par 3 Championship and other Pro-Ams. We
Edinburgh fringe festival. Others might have
caught up with Dominic to talk about his
seen him as a regular guest on Channel 5’s
love of golf, his book “Open Links” and of
The Wright Stuff or as a corporate speaker
course, his new role of Spider-Man’s dad.
and Master of Ceremonies. More recently
though, Dominic is now better known as
Golfhacker: We have to start with your book
Spider-Man’s dad since his son, Tom
“Open Links”, for those that haven’t read it,
Holland joined the Marvel universe
what is it about?
appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
What some might not know is that Dominic
Dominic Holland: “It’s a novel I wrote set at
also has a love of golf.
Muirfield Village during the Open about a
journeyman golfer who’s qualified for the
Open. I’m very seduced by the idea that all