Sports Golf

Vincent Perez wants the "American Dream" for all of his children; it is his contention that with success and assimilation, one receives acceptance and respect. Thus, Vincent chooses golf for his son Gustavo "Gus" Perez. However, Gus's charm and charisma, along with good looks attracts women, which is his achilles hill as he strives to become the best golfer in the world. But it is when Gus returns to Nogales that his world is turned upside down when he learns that he has a son.

The Kingdom of Shivas Irons is the enchanting story of Murphy's return to Scotland to investigate reports of further visitations by Shivas Irons and to answer questions about him and MacDuff that have haunted Murphy since his original trip to Burningbush some 31 years before. Murphy and his companion, Buck Hannigan, a skeptical physicist fascinated by Shivas's connections to metanormal events, embark on a magical quest for Irons and MacDuff - and their wisdom about golf and human potential.

Literate, honest, and deeply observant, Faithful Travelers is a beautiful meditation on the bond between parent and child and the nature of love and loss. Dodson proves that sometimes life isn't what happens while you're waiting to go fishing; sometimes it happens while you're there.

Rick Reilly hat Donald Trump über 30 Jahre beim Golfspiel beobachtet. Sein Buch über dessen Verhalten beim Sport ist ebenso witzig wie erhellend. Wie man Golf spielt entblößt, wer man ist. Der bekannte Sport-Journalist und Golf-Enthusiast Rick Reilly hat Donald Trump viele Jahre auf dem Golfplatz erlebt, und schildert in seinem Buch urkomisch die Raffinesse und Kaltschnäuzigkeit, mit der sich Trump beim Gentleman-Sport auf alle nur erdenklichen Weisen einen Vorteil zu verschaffen weiß. Wenn es etwas gibt, was in Trumps Welt auf keinen Fall passieren darf, dann eine Niederlage - und sei es beim Spiel mit Tiger Woods.

Sports Trivia Hero: Part Two has 107 questions of interesting trivia and fun facts on Hockey, Tennis, Golf, and Winter Olympic questions to keep you entertained. Enjoy this book on family fun night, game night, or a car ride, or use it to review before your local pub trivia night.

The colorful, sentimental, funny, affectionate, cantankerous memoir by the most colorful, funniest, most cantankerous-- and probably the most revered-- sportswriter of the last fifty years. Dan Jenkins is accepted as one of the greatest (if not the greatest) golf writer of all time, wrote beloved bestselling novels and abused more corporate expense accounts than anyone who ever lived. It's a touching, laugh-out-loud tribute to the romanticism of old-time sportswriting-- and the glory days of sports.

John Garrity is well known in the golf world for his writing for Sports Illustrated, Golf Magazine, and on Golf.com. In this new book, Garrity travels to the remote corner of Ireland from which his great-grandfather left for America, now home to a majestic golf course. There he discovers why local farmers spent seven years carving the course out of unforgiving terrain, using only rakes and spades for their work. From there, he visits Musselburgh, Scotland, where his maternal ancestors played golf before the first 13 rules of the game were written there in 1774, and to Wisconsin’s St. Croix River Valley, where his father learned the Ancient Game.

A book as iconic as its subject—capturing and celebrating 150 years of golfing history and stories. From caddies to greenkeepers, clubhouses to breath-taking courses, this book will reflect the wonderful journey of the sport’s most inclusive, and best loved, tournament.

Golfing With Dad is a heartwarming collection of golf's best players' favorite memories with their fathers and how those memories shaped them not only as players but as the men and women they are today. Many professional golfers have been greatly influenced by their fathers, and some of the very best have contributed interviews to this special book, edited by longtime Golf magazine editor David Barrett.

Schluss mit Frustration auf dem Golfplatz! Auf zu Beständigkeit, Willensstärke und Freude durch mentale und emotionale Stärke. Erfolg beginnt im Kopf - und das ist insbesondere beim Golfen der Fall. Antje Heimsoeth hat zahlreiche internationale Mannschaften und Tourspieler, Spitzensportler, Bundestrainer, Unternehmen und Banken sehr erfolgreich als Mental Coach begleitet und ihr geballtes Wissen im Buch "Golf mental: Erfolg durch Selbstmanagement" zusammengefasst.

From a near paralyzing mountain bike crash, to an attempt to caddie, and finally playing some of the most famous courses in Southwest England, this book is one person's year of setbacks and his efforts to forcibly escape them in hilarious, precarious, and somewhat victorious fashion. This book has become such a passion project for me that I decided to narrate it myself.

This book covers everything there is to know about golfing - and it's understandable to the average person! In fact, some people have called it the "Golfing Manual"! It's like having your very own golf pro that you can reference and ask questions anytime you need to!

Do you have what it takes to lay it all out on the line and be the smartest golfer in this game and take home the coveted Generational Golf Trivia Cup...If so, bring it! This is the ultimate golf trivia Q & A challenge that will test your complete knowledge of the game from beginners to experts with no fluff, no gimmicks, just golf trivia madness.

"Golf Unveiled" is your go-to guide for unlocking the benefits of golf, mastering equipment essentials, refining fundamental techniques, and perfecting your swing. Dive into the intricacies of the mental game, gain strategic insights into course management, and elevate your short game prowess.

A vacation at a golf resort - it's a specialized niche for a savvy group that knows what it wants. What they want is golf, so the Nicols have devoted hours of attention to yardage, par, green fees, and special course features for hundreds of golf courses in Florida.

This is an audiobook for golfers and for those trying to understand golfers. Thirty-four short, accessible essays are intended to awaken golfers to an understanding of how the challenges of golf contain overlooked possibilities for self-development. Lessons from golf can and should enhance performance and satisfaction with family and work.

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.

In this love letter to his father, former professional golfer Nathaniel Crosby shares memories of Bing Crosby on the golf course and the lessons he taught him about the game and about life. With a foreword by Jack Nicklaus.

「ミスをしたら深呼吸。連続ミスをなくすこと」――日本アマ6勝! 球聖と呼ばれたアマチュアが教える、スコアアップのための心の鍵

If you're planning to visit Thailand to play golf or already in the country, then this book covers all you need to enjoy your round. The audiobook is divided into four sections: planning your trip, before your round, during your round, and after your round. It covers everything you need to know about golf in Thailand. Having previously worked for Europe's largest golf travel company, the author is now living in Thailand so knows the ins and outs of the golf travel business and how things actually work in Thailand.