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The Big Interview
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these professional golfers can hit
magnificent shots and they can all shoot 65,
book's proceeds going to the charity.
but they can’t do it when it counts. It's in
Dominic Holland: “I like the idea that
their head and I thought wouldn’t it be
wonderful if all those shots conspired one
somewhere, someday, all the money raised,
we don’t know who but we can save a life. If
day in one round. I wanted it to be a
you enjoy reading a book and save a life
magical book and a fairytale book. That’s
what happens to Ricky in the book.”
then that’s a nice thing.”
Golfhacker: Of course we need to talk about
Dominic wrote the novel in order to raise
money for the Anthony Nolan Trust. The
your son because a lot has happened to him
recently.
Trust educates, supports and helps those
who have blood cancer. It’s a charity very
Dominic Holland: “You mean Sam, my 18-
year-old boy?”
Golfhacker: I was thinking more the other
one?
Dominic Holland: “Oh you mean Tom! Why
does everyone want to talk about Tom?
What is it about Tom?”
Golfhacker: Well...he is SpiderMan.
Dominic Holland: “My oldest son is Tom
Holland and he plays SpiderMan in the new
movies and I don’t know where to start with
explaining how I feel because I can’t explain
it. When someone wins a massive golf
tournament they’ll say “It hasn’t sunk in yet.”
That always used to frustrate me. “What do
you mean it hasn’t sunk in yet?” But I kind of
get it now because I have to remind myself
sometimes that my little boy is SpiderMan.”
Golfhacker: It’s awesome isn’t it?
Dominic Holland: “It’s incredible, he’s only 21
and he's been so well received, his dream is