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Book SynopsisShows you how to execute one-plane and two-plane swings perfectly for on-target shots in golf.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork Chapter 2: The One-Plane Address Chapter 3: The One-Plane Backswing Chapter 4: The One-Plane Downswing Chapter 5: One-Plane Drills Chapter 6: The Two-Plane Address Chapter 7: The Two-Plane Backswing Chapter 8: The Two-Plane Downswing Chapter 9: Two-Plane Drills

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Book SynopsisBreaking 100, 90, 80 -- Take Your Game to the Next Level Tee Shots: Hitting More FairwaysAccuracy: Dialing in Distance and DirectionPower: Hitting the Ball FartherFairway Shots: Advancing the BallPitch Shots: Mastering the Mini-swingChip Shots: Getting It Close to the HolePutting: Developing Technique and FeelBunker Shots: Getting Out of the SandTrouble Shots: Getting the Ball Safely Back in PlayFitness: Boosting Your Strength and FlexibilityAll-star contributors:Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, Jim McLean, Judy Rankin, Ernie Els, Scott Davenport, Justin Leonard, Nick Price, Hank Haney, Jane Crafter, Chuck Cook, Dr. Bob Rotella, Randy Smith, Jack Lumpkin, Rick Smith, and many more.From the editors of Golf Digest, the premiere name in golf instruction, this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated book features the teachings of the world’s greatest coaches and

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Book SynopsisPerfect your mental approach to your game To be a golfer is to tinker—with everything from equipment to grip to swing. But one thing most players don’t give enough attention to is the mental game. Psychologists aren’t a new phenomenon in golf, but Dr. Michael Lardon is a different breed of performance coach. Instead of sending his players into a losing battle against emotion, indecision, and fear on the golf course, he shows them how to organize their thoughts and use them for maximum performance. His step-by-step Pre-Shot Pyramid provides any player with the ideal blueprint for shot setup. And his revolutionary Mental Scorecard will give you the tools to accurately measure what you really do on the golf course and how to make real, permanent improvements.           You will learn the same techniques that Dr. Lardon shares with Phil Mickelson and dozens of other tour players, including the tools that hel

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Book SynopsisGary Sutherland was a lapsed golfer, until he acquired his late dad''s putter. After studying a crumpled golf map of Scotland, Gary decided to embark on a voyage. His target was to play 18 rounds of golf on 18 Scottish islands in honour of his dad, a ship''s captain who, when he wasn''t at sea, was never off the golf course.His journey would take him from the Northern Isles to the Outer Hebrides. Playing in the Harris hail and Arran sunshine, he would encounter an odd variety of golfing hazards, including sheep on the tees, cows on the fairways and electric fences round the greens. This is golf in the raw - a million miles from St Andrews. It is a life-affirming tale of remembrance and discovery. It''s about having a laugh and holding on to what''s dear. And it''s about a putter with magical properties. You can believe what you choose to, but it all happened...Trade Review'A warm and insightful guide...Sutherland's sense of enjoyment shines through, all the way to the most perfect of conclusions' * Herald *'A marvellous romp...giving a pretty good idea of what golf on the islands is all about' * Telegraph *'A great concept...vividly brings to life the courses and often idiosyncratic island life' * Scotland on Sunday *'The most unusual round of golf in the world!' * Sunday Post *'If you're a golf fan you'll find plenty of gold in Sutherlands descriptions of his exploits...the tales of the people he meets, the animals he avoids and the apparently endless appetite for CalMac breakfasts' * Buteman *'Sutherland is very amiable company...a long distance from the stuffiness and snobbery of some golf writing, it's a refreshing and heartfelt journey' * Big Issue *'You don't have to be an enthusiast to enjoy Gary's rounds of golf...an exceptionally well-written book' * Undiscovered Scotland *'How refreshing it is to read a book about Golf which takes the reader miles away from the manicured greens of championship courses such as St. Andrews and Carnousitie' * Scots Magazine *

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Book SynopsisGolf fans will not forget the 39th Ryder Cupin a hurry. Staged at the Medinah Country Club just outside of Chicago, the 2012 event has already gone down as the most remarkable competition in its 85-year history.The American team had home advantage, and a golf course unapologetically set up to suit its own players. Supported by tens of thousands of loud and proud fans, the USA''s star-studded line-up dominated the first two days and ended the Saturday with a seemingly unassailable 10-6 advantage. No away team had ever won the Ryder Cup from such an unpromising position.Sunday was singles day, traditionally the forte ofAmerican teams. The situation looked bleak, especially when European team member and number 1 golfer in the world, Rory McIlroy, very nearly missed his tee-off time. Yet slowly but surely, the European team - who had top-loaded their line-up in one last throw of the dice- startedto turn the scoreboard blue. With inspirational captain Jose Maria Olazabals

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Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Internationally revered golf instructor Dave Pelz''s bestselling classic can show you the way to lower scores by improving your short game. With a Foreword by Lee Janzen, two-time U.S. Open winner and eight-time winner on the PGA Tour.He who rules the short game collects the gold.—Dave Pelz''s Golden Rule of GolfFed up with trying to imitate the pros, buying the latest expensive equipment, and seeing your handicap stay the same? The pros know, as you are about to learn, that while others teach golfers how to swing, Dave Pelz teaches golfers how to score...and win.The result of decades of scientific research studying thousands of golfers, Dave''s philosophy is as simple as it is revolutionary and groundbreaking: Instead of practicing the wrong things the right way, or the right things the wrong way, Pelz shows you how to find your own personal weaknesses and how to improve them to efficiently lower your scores. Packed with all the knowledge, charts, and photos needed to learn from the master, Dave Pelz''s Short Game Bible is the essential book for every golfer who''s looking to improve his or her game.A former physicist for NASA, Dave brings a scientific rigor to his research and instruction that has made him the top short-game expert in the world. His renowned golf schools and clinics focus exclusively on putting and the short game, attracting top players like Tom Kite, Colin Montgomerie, two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen, reigning PGA champion Vijay Singh, Steve Elkington, Payne Stewart, Peter Jacobsen, and many LPGA players including Annika Sorenstam and Liselotte Neumann.

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Book SynopsisMore than six million golfers turn to the pages of Golf Digest for answers to their most perplexing golf questions and for tips on how to improve their game. Now, Golf Digest turns to its team of players, teachers, and advisors to compile the definitive instruction manual from more than 60 years of publication. This ultimate instruction book includes easy-to-follow instructions, photos, and diagrams of all the skills players of all levels need to improve their game from green to tee.            Chapters focus on specific skills, including putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play, irons, fairway woods and hybrids, and drivers. This book is written the way great instructors tell their students to learn the game: from green to tee, not the other way around. This is not a beginner’s approach. It’s how good players review and re-vamp their games when things get off track. Putting and other elements Trade Review"Butch Harmon, Jim Flick, Hank Haney and a gaggle of tourists from Watson and Couples to Lorena and Phil all contribute tips and fixes to this colorful and comprehensive instructional. For Golf’s best advice, jump to the final section. If its wisdom has little to do with hitting the ball, it’s still the kind of dope that makes for better golfers. Like Arnie’s order to speed it up. Style guru Marty Hackel’s plea to apply sunblock. And, courtesy of Bob Rotella, the most underrated and sure-fire game-enhancer of all: Ignore unsolicited swing advice. Amen." ~Golf.com / Sports Illustrated

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Book SynopsisEvery golf course around the globe has one thing in common – they are all unique. No two courses are ever the same. Golf is the only major sport that offers a different experience wherever you go. Universally regarded as the birthplace of the modern game, Scotland can boast some of the finest courses in the world. Royal Troon, Turnberry and the fabled Old Course, St Andrews to name just a few. These are the courses all keen golfers would wish to play given the opportunity. This guide offers a golfer everything they would require to enjoy a great round of golf at the best courses Scotland has to offer. You will find all the essential information you need here - par scores, yardage, prices, booking procedure, history and how best to play the course.

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Book SynopsisGolfing legend Ben Hogan went to his grave believing he had won a record five US Open titles. The USGA says otherwise, and the controversy has endured for over 75 years. In 1942, the United States Golf Association (USGA) cancelled its four golf tournaments for the duration of World War II. But then it did something different in only that year—it sponsored the Hale-America National Open on the same weekend as the cancelled US Open. The great Ben Hogan won that tournament and went to his grave believing he had therefore won a record five US Open titles. In The Open Question, Peter May turns his attention to this controversial, colorful Hale-America National Open of 1942. While providing an in-depth look at the tournament itself, May champions Hogan’s claim to five US Open titles and debunks some questionable assertions that the tournament was not worthy of a US Open. Set against the backdrop of World War II, May also tells the stories of other professional golfers in the tournament and the impact of the war on all their lives. The USGA has never recognized the Hale-America Tournament as an official US Open and remains firm in its stance. It was a decision that bothered Ben Hogan for the rest of his life. The Open Question shows how dominant Ben Hogan was against some of the biggest names in golf, and reveals why he deserves to be recognized as a five-time US Open winner.Table of ContentsProloguePrefacePart One – Eleven Months Chapter 1: May 1941-January 1942: The USGA Giveth and the USGA Taketh AwayChapter 2: April-June 1942: Augusta, Seaview and East Lake Part Two – Four DaysChapter 3: The Hale-America Round One, June 18: Ridgemoor and Mr. IcicleChapter 4: The Hale-America Round Two, June 19: Mr. 62Chapter 5: The Hale-America Round Three, June 20: Good Times JimmyChapter 6: The Hale-America Round Four, June 21: Ben and Bobby One Last TimePart Three – Controversy and AftermathChapter 7: Controversy: When Is a US Open Not a US Open?Chapter 8: October 1945 to August 1946: The End of Hostilities and the Return of the US OpenChapter 9: The Back Nine: The Foursome on the Back Nine of LifeEpilogue: Preserving the Legacy: The Hoganistas

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Book SynopsisThe compelling, little-known story of golfer Charlie Sifford and attorney Stanley Mosk who together made history by taking on the PGA and their Caucasians Only by-law. It began with a chance meeting at a Los Angeles country club in 1959. That was the day Charlie Sifford, the first Black golfer to get his PGA card, and Stanley Mosk, a crusading civil rights attorney and California Supreme Court justice, met for the first time. Little did either of them know that it would grow into a history-making alliance that would end segregation in professional golf.In Changing the Course: How Charlie Sifford and Stanley Mosk Integrated the PGA, Peter May tells the captivating story of Sifford and Mosk's battle to end the rank racial discrimination that had been codified in the constitution of the PGA. Black golfers who preceded Sifford, such as Bill Spiller and Ted Rhodes, had unsuccessfully challenged the PGA's discriminatory policy. Sifford had been fighting t

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Book SynopsisGolfing legend Ben Hogan went to his grave believing he had won a record five US Open titles. The USGA says otherwise, and the controversy has endured for over 75 years. In 1942, the United States Golf Association (USGA) cancelled its four golf tournaments for the duration of World War II. But then it did something different in only that yearit sponsored the Hale-America National Open on the same weekend as the cancelled US Open. The great Ben Hogan won that tournament and went to his grave believing he had therefore won a record five US Open titles. In The Open Question, Peter May turns his attention to this controversial, colorful Hale-America National Open of 1942. While providing an in-depth look at the tournament itself, May champions Hogan's claim to five US Open titles and debunks some questionable assertions that the tournament was not worthy of a US Open. Set against the backdrop of World War II, May also tells the stories of other professional golfers in the tournament and the impact of the war on all their lives. The USGA has never recognized the Hale-America Tournament as an official US Open and remains firm in its stance. It was a decision that bothered Ben Hogan for the rest of his life. The Open Question shows how dominant Ben Hogan was against some of the biggest names in golf, and reveals why he deserves to be recognized as a five-time US Open winner.

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Book Synopsis"Mike Keiser followed his instincts to build courses that speak to golf as a rugged adventure. Steve Goodwin's spirited book will speak to the golfing soul in you." —Lorne Rubenstein, columnist for The Globe and Mail (Canada) and author of A Season in Dornoch On a wild, windblown bluff high above the Pacific sits one of America’s premier golfing destinations, Bandon Dunes. Golf enthusiast Mike Keiser had the dream of building this British-style "links" course on a stretch of Oregon's rugged coast, and Dream Golf is the first all-inclusive account of how he turned his passion into a reality. Now, in this updated and expanded edition, golf writer Stephen Goodwin revisits Bandon Dunes and introduces readers to Keiser's latest effort there, a new course named Old Macdonald that will present golfers with a more rugged, untamed version of the game. This "new" approach to the sport is, in fact, a return to the game's origins, with a very deep bow to Charles Blair Macdonald (1856 –1939), the father of American golf course architecture and one of the founders of the U.S. Golf Association. This highly anticipated fourth course, designed by renowned golf course architect Tom Doak along with Jim Urbina — as detailed in Dream Golf — will further enhance Bandon Dunes' reputation as a place where golf really does seem to capture the ancient magic of the game.

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Book SynopsisDirector of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy, Laird Small, teaches golfers how to improve their score by changing their mental approach to the game and answers key questions such as How do you manage first-tee jitters? What questions should you ask yourself before every approach shot? How do you read tricky lies and get out of trouble? How can you think like an architect? and How do you bounce back after a bad hole? He shares anecdotes and lessons he learned from some of the greatest champions in golf—including Nicklaus, Watson, Palmer, Miller, and Woods—and how they navigated their way around this storied course. From Nicklaus’s famous 1-iron to the 17th green at the 1972 U.S. Open to Watson’s remarkable chip-in on the same hole 10 years later, this book tells their stories as well as how these legends pulled off each shot and what they were thinking. After reading Play Golf the Pebble Beach Way, golfers will not only be ready to play Pebble Beach, they'll have the tools necessary to shoot their lowest scores ever without having to wade through hundreds of complicated terms and swing details. The book teaches golfers how to play better golf using their own authentic swing while having more fun doing it.

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Book Synopsis For golfers everywhere, The Ultimate Golf Journal is the perfect tool to help track the growth of your golf game.This classy journal contains all the tools and guidance a golf enthusiast of any level could ask for, from score sheets to practice range records and equipment logs, as well as sections to record local course information, golf advice, and your favorite 19th holes. Now, with everything you need to know in one place, you’re sure to take strokes off your game in no time!Perfect for: Beginner and experienced golfers Travel accessory for golf outings and destination golf trips Birthday or retirement gift for golf buddies  Dads, moms, and shoppers seeking Father's Day and Mother’s Day golfer gifts

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of golf as it's never been told before. A dog-legged compilation of sports reports, spoof correspondence and reminiscences from pros, caddies, playing partners and armchair pundits: Mary Queen of Scots cheers herself up at the links at Leith following the murder of her husband Lord Darnley; Dwight D. Eisenhower's valet shoots the breeze as he clears up the Oval Office following a particularly gruelling Presidential putting practice session; Bob Hope's chauffeur experiments with some one-liners whilst waiting for his boss in the clubhouse car park; and John Daly's local bartender describes the unique skills of his best customer. The albatrosses, the Big Berthas, the yips and the holes-in-one that have provided the perfect excuse to linger at the nineteenth hole are amusingly recalled for the delectation of the Fair Isle sweater brigade.Table of ContentsMary Queen of Scots * James IV of Scotland * Rembrandt * Tarby * President Eisenhower * Bing Crosby * Nick Faldo * Lee Trevino * The R&A * Sun City crocodiles * St Andrews * Anika Sorenstam * Augusta, Georgia * Golf on the Moon * Tony Jacklin * The Pro-Am circuit * Frenchman in the water * Golf buggies * Big Bertha and Mashie Niblick * Knickerbockers * P.G. Wodehouse * Tiger * The Golden Bear * Seve * Arnie's Army * Greg Norman * Nick Faldo * How a Chicago Cop won the Ryder Cup for Europe * Ollie's tears * Rory McIlroy.

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Book SynopsisPacked with essential information and fully updated for 2014, The Golfer's Manual is the perfect reference book to have on the bookshelf or in your golf bag. It includes advice on the rules, on scoring, handicapping and etiquette; there's a hints and tips section, and a glossary of golfing terms. What is your driver's swing weight, and its Coefficient of Restitution? When is it permissible to remove stones near your ball in a bunker? What if your opponent accidentally plays your ball in stroke play? If you don't already know, then it's probably time you found out how a Daytona and a stableford greensome work - as well as how to locate your nearest point of maximum available relief! The Golfer's Manual is a comprehensive and thought-provoking guide aimed at golfers of all levels, but will be particularly helpful to beginners and novices.

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Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for any golf loverDo you know your albatross from your eagle? Your birdie from your bogey?Whether you’re a golfing pro or simply a Sunday driver you’ll enjoy working your way around the nine chapters of The Golf Pocket Bible. Beginning with the myths and legends surrounding the sport’s origin, The Golf Pocket Bible follows a course from the rules of the game, through the rough and smooth of famous wins and losses to the final test of a golfing quiz.Discover the history of golf, explore famous golf courses from Gleneagles to St Andrews and Pebble Beach and learn fascinating facts about major golf tournaments from the Ryder Cup to the US Open. Inside this pocket golf guide you’ll also find profiles of famous golfers from Colin Montgomerie and Nick Faldo through to Seve Ballesteros and Tiger Woods all at your fingertips, as well as a list of the best (and worst) golfing films. From mini golf and crazy golf to extreme golf and golf at the 2016 Olympics, The Golf Pocket Bible will take you through every aspect of the game from the driving range to the putting green.If you want to learn more about the fascinating world of golf, make sure you read The Golf Pocket Bible. The whole game. In one book."I'd give up golf if I didn't have so many sweaters." -Bob Hope"Golf is 90 percent inspiration and 10 percent perspiration." -Johnny Miller"I know I'm getting better at golf because I'm hitting fewer spectators." -Gerald Ford"Golf always makes me so damned angry" King George V"Golf is a game whose aim it is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose" Winston ChurchillThis beautiful hardback edition has both dust-cover and gold embossing on the spine making it the perfect gift. Every Pocket Bible is lovingly crafted to give you a unique mix of useful references, handy tips and fascinating trivia that will enlighten and entertain you at every page. There is a Pocket Bible for everyone...Other titles in the series: The Football Pocket Bible, The DIY Pocket Bible, The Railway Pocket Bible, The Dog Lover's Pocket Bible and The Cricket Pocket Bible.

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Book SynopsisWhat makes nine-hole golf so extraordinary? What can a shorter course offer an experienced player? How can these courses compare to the Scottish championship-level courses? The beautiful, quiet and often little known nine-hole golf courses offer even the lowest handicap golfer a challenge and with a level of difficulty rarely found on 18 hole courses it's hardly surprising that there are even nine hole courses no one has ever played below par. Walk in the footsteps of golfing legends and find some surprising gems, from the prestigious nine-hole courses which hosted some of the earliest Open Championships to the more unusual, such as Harris where a renovated shipping containter acts as a clubhouse. You can even take on the giants of Gleneagles and St. Andrews and play the nine-hole layouts at these celebrated golf meccas. Helpfully divided into geographical areas, The Nine-Holer Guide includes statistics and contact details for each course. Learn about the history and the rare wildlife that can be seen while playing - and enjoy the unique experience of visiting Scotland's wealth of beautiful nine-hole golf courses. Whether you're the Open Champion or an occasional golfer, The Nine-Holer Guide tells you everything you need to know before you tee off.Trade Review[A] much needed guide book to the beautiful nine-hole courses of Scotland. - PAUL LAWRIE, MBE. Open Champion 1999If the great championship golf courses are Scotland's greatest outdoor sporting assets then its wealth of beautiful nine-hole courses is one of the world's best kept secrets. - DEREK McADAM

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Book Synopsis In this concise social history of golf in the United States from the 1880s to the present, George B. Kirsch tracks the surprising growth of golf as a popular, mainstream sport, in contrast to the stereotype of golf as a pastime enjoyed only by the rich elite. In addition to classic heroes such as Francis Ouiment, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, and Ben Hogan, the annals of golf''s early history also include African American players--John Shippen Jr., Ted Rhodes, and Charlie Sifford--as well as both white and black female players such as Mildred 'Babe' Didrikson Zaharias, Louise Suggs, Betsy Rawls, Ann Gregory, and former tennis champ Althea Gibson. Golf in America tells the stories of these and many other players from different social classes, ethnic backgrounds, races, and genders. Examining golf''s recent history, Golf in America looks at the impact of television and the rivalry between Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, both of whom in 1996 were impressed by an upTrade Review"You’ll pardon my fleeting interest in yet another instructional tract, or coffee-table book of pretty courses. . . . For readers more interested in where the game sits on the country’s cultural landscape than in whether anyone was better than Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan, Golf in America is an indispensable guide."--Golfweek"Kirsch delivers excellent pen portraits of the great, good and obscure in American golf, and quotes richly from the golfing literature of the early twentieth century when exploring the game’s meanings and appeal."--Times Literary Supplement "Exceptional."--The Globe and Mail "Kirsch traces golf's path in the United States, hitting the high notes just right."--Golf Digest"Excellent."--Geoff Shackelford"As the first true social history of American golf, Golf in America changes our understanding of the place of golf in American sport. A truly special achievement."--Steven Schlossman, professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University and historian of the U.S. Open Championship and the Curtis Cup Match"Golf in America is the best one-volume history of American golf. Kirsch astutely covers a wide variety of topics, including the Americanization of golf, the rise of Jewish country clubs, the struggles of women and African American golfers for equal treatment, the environmental effects of golf courses, and even the role of the motorized golf cart. An extremely thorough and contextualized contribution to our understanding of sport history."--Steven A. Riess, author of City Games: The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports

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