The US Masters: the most famous tournament of all. A global TV audience of 150 million, a string of legendary winners . and a curse for Australian golfers.From Jim Ferrier blowing a huge lead in 1950 to Greg Norman's litany of disasters over decades, the Masters constantly turned its back on any Australian who looked likely to get close to the Holy Grail. The curse grew a life of its own. Norman spent 22 years trying to win the title he craved above all others, only to be stopped c...

As Jack Nicklaus once observed, fear is the golfer’s greatest enemy. It can turn you from a brilliant shot-maker on the practice range into an incompetent hack on the course. Most golfers understand this, but do not have the tools to overcome it. That’s where pioneering sports psychologist Dr Gio Valiante comes in. Having studied the sources of an athlete’s fear and its physiological and neurological impact on performance, he has developed a groundbreaking programme for conquering it....

A fascinating memoir of an amateur golfer’s yearlong quest to elevate his game“A breezy, poignant read . . . Hilarious.”—Philadelphia Inquirer“Think country-club clinic meets Navy SEALs training. I will pay any price, bear any burden, leave my home to follow the seasons, build my own swing studio in the basement, construct a practice green in my backyard. . . . Everything the big boys have access to, I want double.”

Why does a golf ball have dimples? Why are sand traps called "bunkers?" Why is the Masters considered one of the Grand Slam tournaments? These and other questions about the Greatest Game are answered in this new, complete edition of Bill Kroen's classic collection of golf questions and answers. Updated answers and new material make this a "must have" for any golfer!

John Dunn never expected that his summer job as a caddie at the local course in Connecticut might turn into something more. The lifers who plied the loops were an ensemble of misfits and degenerates who made the caddie yard look more like a gambling hall than a country club. But Dunn came of age in those yards and on those courses, and the magnetism of the game and the lifestyle proved irresistible. One adventure after another kept him coming back summer after summer, until he found himsel...

Revered by the greatest golfers in the game for his flawless swing, Canada's Moe Norman was a genius on the golf course and an enigma off it.World famous, he hated the limelight. A perfect striker of the ball, he hated putting. He slept in his car instead of hotels, buried money in secret locations on golf courses, used a six-inch tee intournaments just for fun.The Legend of Moe Norman offers a glimpse into his idiosyncratic world through dozens of stories both funny and ins...

Zen and the Samurai Art of Playing GolfUlrich NitzschkeBased on decades of personal experience in Zen, humanistic psychology, various modern sports and traditional spiritual paths, the author explains, with great expert knowledge and convincing empathy, the overriding importance of awareness in golf and follows up with highly effective training methods.The book illustrates how Western man suffering from stressful daily routine can use golf as a method to enter a pat...

Golf is a physical and emotional synthesis permeating experiences both on and off the course. The challenge is their integration as we apply our passion for golf to the game of life.For the past thirty-eight years, golf instructor Gil Anderson has been helping students harness their creativity and determination to achieve their goals. His insights and infectious enthusiasm will encourage the development of a clearer perspective, illuminating objectives, while igniting passion. The ...

The Buddha’s seven years of wandering in search of enlightenment ended in frustration. So did the author’s thirty years of traversing golf courses. Neither found what they were looking for until they stopped searching outside and started looking within. The result for James Ragonnet was the kind of “second birthday” Eastern thinkers describe when “you wake up to everything happening around you.” Through delightful anecdotes and practical lessons, Ragonnet reveals the power of awareness, ba...

Legendary journalist and beloved TV host Alistair Cooke shares his life-long passion for golf in this stunning collection of his best writing on the sport he loved most. On a fateful day in 1964, Alistair Cooke was dragged into Van Cortland Park in New York City to play his first game of golf. He was immediately hooked, and golf became his greatest passion, even though he called it a method of self-torture, disguised as a game.” No one has written more brilliantly or more lovingly about g...

Michael Anthony's unique mental training program has helped elite athletes to win Gold and Silver Medals in the Olympics.His empowering book "The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf" has literally helped thousands of golfers to improve their mental games and lower their scores. His audio CD "Using The Mental Keys To Keep Polishing The Wheel" makes it easy to keep using them."Michael Anthony's Mental Golf Tips" reinforce and enhance your understanding of his unique mental train...

This book written by a United States Golf Teachers Federation (USGTF) & National Registry of Professional Golf Instructors (NRPGI) certified golf teacher. (See ads in Golf Digest & Golf Magazine) With over 50 years of playing experience and “15 years” as a Golf Instructor his easy to follow books will take the mystery out of playing good golf. They will not only show you how to play better golf they will make golf more fun while lowering your golf scores. This is the next best thing to hav...