Golf

Golf is not just for the links - it's for life.How do you know when you're a golfer? For starters, you might just find golf has infiltrated every aspect of your life, from your choice of car (plenty of boot space) to the way you talk. You may find yourself mowing your lawn to fairway height, or discussing how your shaft feels extremely loudly in public. You probably think sub-par means something must be really, really good, and you're pretty sure the Dutch Masters is a golf tournament. If you had to list your favourite numbers, they're most likely 2, 3, 4, 18 and 72, and you spend 80% of dead-time practising your swing with an imaginary club and ball - and yet you always look to see where it went.But how do you really know when you're a golfer? Perhaps you need to buy this book to find out.

Twenty-five years ago, Tiger Woods achieved the greatest feat in golf history: the 'Tiger Slam'. Now, for the first time, the award-winning author of Tommy's Honor delivers a riveting account of Tiger at his most brilliant - dominating the game in a way we will never see again.In 1997 Tiger Woods wins the Masters by the largest margin in history, becoming the first Black player to win a major championship. Four years later, the world watches with breathless anticipation as he returns to Augusta National, aiming for a milestone no other golfer has ever achieved: four professional Grand Slam triumphs in a row.In The Tiger Slam, Kevin Cook delivers a gripping, inside-the-ropes account of an astonishing streak of victories. Readers will hear from many of golf's biggest names-Tiger's caddie, his coach, his opponents, his idols and others, all offering fresh insight into the electrifying highs of his triumphs and the obstacles on and off the course that threatened his relentless pursuit of perfection.The Tiger Slam is the epitome of greatness in sport, a feat as exhilarating today as it was twenty-five years ago. Kevin Cook invites us to close our eyes and see a young champion at the peak of his powers: unmatched raw strength, single-minded focus, strategic genius, and utter fearlessness. The Tiger Slam takes readers behind the scenes in the thrilling months when Tiger Woods took an ancient game to new heights.

Golf kann elegant, traditionell und tiefenentspannt sein - aber dieses Buch interessiert sich nicht für Parfumetikette und Etikette.Hier geht's um die wahren Highlights des Golferlebens: legendäre Drives, spontane Eskalationen, nächtliche Marathonrunden, Speedgolf-Sprints und Doppel-Asse, die statistisch so unwahrscheinlich sind wie ein Flight, der wirklich pünktlich startet."Wenn Golf völlig eskaliert" ist der ultimative Geschichtensnack für alle, die ihr Golfspiel lieben, hassen, belächeln - und trotzdem jeden Samstag wieder losziehen. Dieses Buch versammelt die absurdesten, charmantesten und herrlich menschlichen Episoden aus einer Sportart, die viel mehr Comedy in sich trägt, als die Scorekarte jemals verrät.Erfahre, wie Spieler:innen 24 Stunden lang durch die Nacht putten, warum Speedgolf der natürliche Feind des gemütlichen Clubhaus-Tee ist, wie Drives in der Wüste plötzlich interkontinental wirken und wie es sich anfühlt, in einerRunde gleich zwei Hole-in-Ones zu versenken. (Spoiler: Erst Euphorie, dann Schockstarre, dann jemand ruft "Runde ausgeben!")Dieses Buch ist perfekt für alle Golfer:innen, die wissen:¿ Dass der Ball manchmal weiter rollt als die eigenen Ausreden¿ Dass Golf weniger ein Sport ist - und mehr eine Charakterprüfung¿ Dass Chaos und Humor oft näher am Spiel liegen als Technikratgeber¿ Und dass man im Clubhaus eigentlich wegen der Geschichten sitzt ¿Was dich erwartet:¿ Legendäre Golf-Anekdoten, in denen das Spiel komplett entgleist¿ Witzige Einblicke in Speedgolf, 24-h-Runden & Weiten-Mythen¿ Geschichten aus dem echten Clubleben - übermüdete Putts inklusive¿ Humor, Selbstironie und Golf-Weisheiten für alle Handicap-Stufen¿ Perfektes Geschenk für Golffreunde, Flightpartner & Clubhaus-Legenden ¿¿ Motivation, sein Spiel nicht zu ernst zu nehmen - dafür aber den Spaß umso mehrFür wen ist dieses Buch gedacht?Für Wochenend-Golfer:innen, Range-Philosophen, Scorekarten-Optimierer, Turnier-Schwitzhändchen, Pro-Shop-Sammler, Clubhaus-Erzähler, Neueinsteiger mit Humor, fortgeschrittene Selbstzweifler und alle, die wissen: Der wahre Gegner ist nie das Rough - sondern die eigene Erwartung ¿.Achtung, Warnhinweis:Nach der Lektüre könnten spontane Nebenwirkungen auftreten: Lust auf Speedgolf, der Drang, 24 Stunden durchzuspielen, oder die Überzeugung, dass das letzte Ass "eigentlich ein Doppel-Ass-Tag hätte sein können". Dieses Buch übernimmt keinerlei Haftung - liefert aber die besten Ausreden, falls man es trotzdem probiert.Golf war noch nie so unterhaltsam!Einsteigen, lachen, wiedererkennen - und vielleicht sogar ein bisschen besser spielen. Vielleicht.

One of golf's most popular and funny personalities reveals the ups and downs of a life playing the world's most infuriating sport.'Even professional golfers hit bad shots. I guess that's why it holds people like you and I in its grip. Because no matter how bad a day you've had out there, you always come back, don't you? You always want to be better next time'.Professional golfer Andrew 'Beef' Johnston has played in the world's biggest tournaments, won big money events, sunk monster putts, and been serenaded by fans from Kazakhstan to St Andrews, booming out his familiar nickname: 'BEEEEEEEEF!'. On the downside, Beef has also duffed it, thinned it and shanked it like every single person who's ever played the game. Because no matter who you are, golf can make you look like an idiot...From reflecting on his early years at his local pitch and putt to his stellar career playing against the best of the best on the greatest courses on the planet, Golf is Hard takes you inside the world of professional golf like no book before it, sharing side-splitting and painfully honest stories of life behind the scenes as a tour pro. What is Tiger Woods really like in the locker room? How did it feel to hit one of the worst shots in golf history in front of millions of viewers during The Open? And just how many clubs has Beef broken through fits of rage and frustration during his illustrious career?This is a book for everyone who has ever loved and loathed the game in equal measure but managed to see the funny side. After all, golf is really hard, so you might as well have a laugh about it along the way.

The definitive biography of enigmatic golfer, commentator, and performer David Feherty—one of the most universally beloved figures in the game.<BR><BR> John Feinstein, who has spent four decades finding intriguing sports characters and narratives and turning them into classic books, chronicles the life and career of David Feherty. The two have known each other for years, beginning with Feinstein’s work on A Good Walk Spoiled, researched and written at a time when Feherty was an excellent player, who won five times in Europe and was on the '91 Ryder Cup team, but also a functioning alcoholic. In retirement from the game, Feherty has sobered up, while his golf world persona has only grown in stature. Feherty is now a grand ambassador for golf, a man who is feted by US Presidents and respected by every big name in the game.<BR>  <BR> Feinstein tells hilarious true tales about Feherty’s time in the limelight and interactions with stars such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Payne Stewart, and Seve Ballesteros. He also details Feherty’s struggles with alcoholism, the death of his son who was lost to addiction, and the highs and lows of Feherty’s marriages. Feinstein captures the human being behind the athlete, and his triumphant rebound as a golf commentator after his athletic career fell apart. Feherty is fall-down-funny, self-deprecating, and a lifelong underdog who has thrived as a commentator and television interview host, and most recently as a touring standup comic, using the difficult experiences of his life as a source for humor and understanding, which Feinstein mines with an expert’s touch.

In 1935, just five years after the great Bob Jones won his Grand Slam and retired from competition, a 20-year-old amateur golfer in a struggling family left Racine, Wisconsin for a $17-a-week shipping clerk job in Poughkeepsie, New York. Ray Billows brought with him a self-taught golf game from the caddie ranks, a gritty determination, and wondrous dreams of competing and succeeding at the highest level of American amateur golf. He brought little else. He arrived at the prestigious Winged Foot Golf Club for the 1935 New York State Amateur Championship in a dilapidated $7 Model T Ford convertible that he intended to sleep in, and without enough money for a caddie. He left with his first significant title and a nickname - The Cinderella Kid - which captured what he was and what he had accomplished. All of Ray Billows' dreams came true, except for one that would haunt him throughout his life.This book tells his story, a story that is sprinkled with thrilling golf, wonderful success, cruel disappointment, personal highlights, humorous anecdotes with Bob Jones, the Duke of Windsor and Babe Ruth, and a reputation as one of the finest gentlemen in the game. The book also provides a glimpse into American amateur golf during the period from 1930 to 1950. It contains more than 40 photographs.

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What becomes of a fatherless child? Growing up in the inner city involves increased risk for young black males. Orders My Steps is a humorous, inspirational, and motivational true story about purpose and resilience. Eric Pierre Isaacs was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, by a single mother of four children. Early in his life, he endures through challenges that mold and form his character development. In this first memoir, Eric highlights and details the experiences and lessons learned from childhood through adolescence. Eric uncovers his spiritual path to build confidence, courage, and determination. He finds safe havens and escapes in recreational sports, creative expressions, peer relationships, and faith. Eric reflects on God's oversight and influence in his life, while overcoming overwhelming odds to succeed. Eric perseveres through poverty, drug abuse, death, and crime to forge a life set to fulfill his greatest potential. Don't wait. Take part in this thrilling three part trilogy today!If you are a reader - who wants to be a believer, this book is for you!

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018<BR> WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2019<BR> THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE RISE, FALL AND RISE AGAIN OF TIGER WOODS<BR> 'A rattling read... Superbly written' Daily Mail<BR>‘Arguably the most serious attempt ever made to get behind golf’s great enigma' Guardian<BR>'Exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and moving... perfectly pitched biography' New York Times<BR><BR> Based on three years of extensive research and reporting, two of today’s most acclaimed investigative journalists, Jeff Benedict of Sports Illustrated and eleven-time Emmy Award winner Armen Keteyian, deliver the first major biography of Tiger Woods - sweeping in scope and packed with groundbreaking, behind-the-scenes details of the Shakespearean rise and epic fall of a global icon.<BR><BR> In 2009, Tiger Woods was the most famous athlete on the planet, a transcendent star of almost unfathomable fame and fortune living what appeared to be the perfect life - married to a Swedish beauty and the father of two young children. Winner of fourteen major golf championships and seventy-nine PGA Tour events, Woods was the first billion-dollar athlete, earning more than $100 million a year in endorsements from the likes of Nike, Gillette, AT&T and Gatorade.<BR><BR> But it was all a carefully crafted illusion. As it turned out, Woods had been living a double life for years - one that exploded in the aftermath of a late-night crash that exposed his serial infidelity and sent his personal and professional life off a cliff. In Tiger Woods, Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian dig deep behind the headlines to produce a richly reported answer to the question that has mystified millions of sports fans for nearly a decade: who is Tiger Woods?<BR><BR> Drawing on more than four hundred interviews with people from every corner of Woods’s life - friends, family members, teachers, romantic partners, swing coaches, business associates, Tour pros and members of Woods’s inner circle - Benedict and Keteyian construct a captivating psychological profile of an African-American child programmed by an attention-grabbing father and the original Tiger Mom to be the 'chosen one', to change not just the game of golf, but the world as well. But at what cost?<BR><BR>Benedict and Keteyian provide the startling answers in a biography, updated for this edition, destined to make headlines and linger in the minds of readers for years to come.

'The most eccentric golf book ever' Sports and Leisure MagazineGolf's Strangest Rounds is an absorbing collection of bizarre tales from the lengthy annals of the sport's history. There are stories of tragedy, eccentricity, tactical slipups and ones that defy categorization altogether - meet 'Mysterious Montague', for example, of the world's best golfers but a man who refused ever to compete in a tournament. You'll find plenty of golfing greats here - Gene Sarazen, Chip Beck, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo - all of whom have played their parts in irrational finishes, record rounds and famous freak shots. The tales within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true.This brand new edition, redesigned in splendid hardback for 2018, is the perfect gift for any golf fanatic.Word count: 45,000

Lesley Visser is living proof that, no matter where you start, if you are motivated and passionate, your dreams can come true.<BR> <BR>When Lesley was 11, she told her mother that she wanted to be a sportswriter. The job didn't exist for women in 1964, but her mother—instead of suggesting she become a teacher or a nurse—replied, "Great! Sometimes you have to cross when it says, 'Don't walk.'"<BR> <BR>That answer changed Lesley's life. Even though no one had done it before, it gave her the strength and self-confidence to try—permission to cross against the light.<BR> <BR>When Lesley began, the credentials said, "No Women or Children in the Press Box," but she didn't let that stop her. Lesley covered sports for more than 40 years, pioneering women's journalistic presence in men's professional sports, from inside the locker room to out on the field. She's the first and only woman to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and to ever present the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl. And she's the only sportscaster in history to have worked on the network broadcasts of the Final Four, Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, Triple Crown, Olympics, U.S. Open, and the World Figure Skating Championship. Lesley currently appears on CBS's "We Need to Talk," the first-ever nationally televised all-female weekly hour-long sports show.<BR> <BR>Lesley's had her share of hurdles and stumbles. But with passion, perseverance, and dedication, she found a way to achieve her dream, learning valuable lessons along the way. (Hint: Humor goes further than anger, and no, we can't all look like Beyoncé.)<BR> <BR>In Sometimes You Have to Cross When It Says 'Don't Walk,' Lesley Visser shares her historic journey through the world of sports broadcasting with innate wisdom and good humor. For sports fans who grew up with Lesley, her memoir reads like a walk down memory lane, full of behind-the-camera, VIP-access stories involving John Madden, Jerry Jones, Bill Belichick, Joe Torre, and many more famous sports figures. But even those hearing her story for the first time, no matter what their background, will be inspired to chase their dreams, blaze new trails, and pursue the life they want.

"Taking readers through the 2014 season, an up-and-coming sportswriter reports on the new talents arriving on the green to dethrone golf's recognized kings and reshape the traditionally old-fashioned sport for a new generation, "--Novelist.

Today it doesn't seem that integrity and professional sports often go hand in hand, yet golf is a game where you referee yourself, relying on your own personal integrity to make the right decisions at any given time on or off the course. Are you living your life at its best in the fairway? Featuring stories & commentary from PGA Golfers Cink, Byrd, Simpson, and Crane.