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In the tradition of Harvey Penick's classic Little Red Book, golf instructor Mark Steinbauer documents a lifetime of incredible experiences and life lessons from the world of golf. He learned to play the game from Penick, his longtime mentor and friend, and has since played alongside pros such as Bobby Locke and Jack Nicklaus. 18 Game-Changing Lessons reveals the strategies and techniques that these pros have shared with Steinbauer throughout...
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"Beloved bestselling author and golf aficionado Rick Reilly channels his insatiable curiosity, trademark sense of humor, and vast knowledge of the game in a treasure trove of original pieces about what the game has meant to him and to others"--
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Ever since Sam Snead was a kid, swishing a hickory stick at acorns, he has been talking about golf the way he plays it ... in a natural, easy-going style. Now -- the fabulous "Slammin'" Sam Snead demonstrates through word and picture, how you can swing into a relaxed game, lower scores and play better golf. Sam Snead is known as the golfer with the greatest swing in the history of the game. Here, his famous swing is captured in a series of action...
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After winning 6 of the 12 Majors from 2000 to 2002, Tiger Woods struggled in 2003. Four unknown golf players--Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis, and Shaun Micheel--would seize the day, rising to become champions in his wake.
Mike Weir--considered a good golfer but not a great one--triumphed in The Masters, becoming the first Canadian to win a Major. Jim Furyk emerged victorious in the U.S. Open. In the British Open, Ben Curtis became the only player...
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Praise for The Secret of Hogan's Swing
"The Secret of Hogan's Swing goes beyond pure instruction, offering insightful shot-making and strategy tips passed on to former tour pro John Schlee from Ben Hogan and interpreted wonderfully by Tom Bertrand and Printer Bowler."
--John Andrisani, author of Tiger's New Swing and Heaven Can Wait
"Like finding the Rosetta stone of golf. . . . Tom Bertrand and Printer Bowler's The Secret of Hogan's Swing gives...
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"Showing readers exactly what it takes to achieve an effective--and repeatable--golf swing, this book works systematically through every type of shot, from tee shots, iron play, pitching, and chipping to coping with bunkers and putting. Each section includes a test to establish your level of ability and provides a series of progressive exercises designed to develop your technique. A section on the ten most common faults that can creep into your game...
29) Spikes: a novel
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At twenty-six, Brian Schwan is washed up. Four years hacking away on third-rate golf courses across the South have produced a grand total of $19,000 in earnings, zero wins, and a string of spectacular tournament flame-outs. He's just shot a horrendous opening round, his wife wants him to come home and start a family, and even his father, who dreamed of seeing his son a star golfer, seems to have given up on his game. Critically acclaimed, Spikes is...
30) The Leadbetter Golf Academy Handbook: Techniques and Strategies from the World's Greatest Coaches
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Certified instructors Sean Hogan and Kevin Smeltz, along with championship golfers Suzann Pettersen and Ian Poulter and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Nick Price, provide invaluable advice on how to improve upon every aspect of the golf game by gaining a clear and concise understanding for each key element of the sport. The book shows golfers how to improve their full swing, short game, practice routines, and how to better their mental and physical...
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The first-ever biography of the iconic and beloved golf coach who caddied for Francis Ouimet, played with Ben Hogan, competed against Bobby Jones, shaped Ben Crenshaw, and distilled his golf wisdom into the Little Red Book, granting simplicity to a vexing yet beloved sport
Millions of people were charmed by the homespun golf advice dispensed in Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, a sports classic that went on to become the best-selling sports book of...
33) Golf
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the sport of golf. Developed by literacy experts for students in grades two through five"--Provided by publisher.
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The must-listen bestseller about one man's epic Celtic sojourn in search of ancestors, nostalgia, and the world's greatest round of golf
By turns hilarious and poetic, A Course Called Ireland is a magnificent tour of a vibrant land and paean to the world's greatest game in the tradition of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods. In his thirties, married, and staring down impending fatherhood, Tom Coyne was familiar with the last refuge of the adult male:...
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"The sports world watched breathlessly as Watson, just shy of his 60th birthday and twenty-six years after his last Open title, battled Father Time through four amazing rounds at Turnberry before falling in a heartbreaking playoff to fellow American Stewart Cink. In Four Days in July, Jim Huber mines his exclusive interviews with Watson, caddy Neil Oxman, Cink (dubbed "The Man Who Shot Santa Claus"), and many other luminaries to recount a heroic tale...
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God Loves Golfers Best is the ultimate collection of golf jokes, quotes, and cartoons sure to tickle the funny bone of any avid duffer. A perfect gift or self-purchase for the golf fan in your life! Examples from God Loves Golfers Best: Golf is a lot like taxes. You drive hard to get to the green, and end up in the hole. What should you do if lightning strikes during your round? Walk around holding a 1-iron, because even God can't hit a 1-iron! A...
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It was a moment seen by millions on television. During play at the 1999 Phoenix Open, Tiger Woods had a "loose impediment? removed to play his shot -- an everyday occurrence under golf's rules. But that impediment was not a leaf or twig, it was a 350-pound boulder that took six people to move! The gallery and television audience buzzed with disbelief. How could this be legal under the rules?
Indeed it could, says golf legend Arnold Palmer, who throughout...
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The author describes his favorite sport, from the strangest things that ever happened on a golf course to the most magical rounds he's ever seen.
Delves into the greatest rounds of golf he's ever seen; the funniest things said on a golf course; the rivalries on tour and in the press box; the game's most magical moments -- and its most absurd.
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THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED is the story of Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon, who in pursuit of their passion for a game that captivated them as children, broke down rigid social barriers that made their sport accessible to everyone on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, positioning golf as one of the most widely played games in the world. Ouimet and Vardon were two men from different generations and vastly different corners of the world whose...
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