If you are one of the millions of golfers who are frustrated, not improving as fast as you'd like, or getting worse, this book is a must for YOU Years of research and testing with 1000's of golfers has led to 2 amazing discoveries. One, many things we are currently doing to improve our golf games are actually causing many of our problems. Two, there are "10 Secrets for Golfing Success." In this fun, easy-to-read story, renowned LPGA Teaching Professional, Dori O'Rourke shows you exactly how to apply the "10 Secrets" to your golf game. LEARN HOW TO: * Consistently shoot lower golf scores * Make permanent golf swing changes quickly and easily * Feel unstoppable confidence on every shot * Breakthrough your limitations to golfing success * Have more fun golfing than you've ever had before ************************ WHAT EXPERTS ARE SAYING: "Totally new, totally informative, and totally entertaining 'I Found the Golf God, ' will do wonders for your confidence and for your enjoyment of the game." -- Dan Poppers, Publisher GOLF NEWS Magazine "When it comes to what counts, it's not what you know, it's what you do. Don't just read this book, do the contents of the book." -- Chuck Hogan, Master Golf Instructor and Sports Psychologist "Dori O'Rourke brings to the attention of the golf world those learning concepts and attitudinal insights that are shaping the styles of professional people from other disciplines. Using these methods will make better players and happier participants." -- Gary Wiren, PGA Master Professional and Multiple Golf Author ************************ NEW "LETTER TO MY READERS" This special 20th Anniversary Edition also includes a 2011 "Letter to My Readers," where Coach Dori shares some wonderful stories and insights from the "Golf God's" remarkable 20-year history. Here are a few excerpts: WOW A lot has changed in the past 20 years. When I first published this book in February, 1991, I didn't have a web address or a cell phone. Home computers were just starting to gain popularity and I hadn't quite turned 30 yet. ... Surprisingly, one thing that hasn't changed are the 10 Secrets for Golfing Success. They are still just as valid today as they were when I originally wrote about them 20 years ago. ... I Found the Golf God, 10 Secrets for Golfing Success was the first book I ever wrote, so it will always be very special to me. Based on the letters and comments I've received through the years, it's been a special book to dozens of other people, as well - both golfers and non-golfers alike. I've received letters from golf professionals giving the book credit for their first big tournament wins. I've received phone calls from men and women in all walks of life telling stories of how the book changed their lives (not just their golf games). I've even had several non-golfers get "mad" that it was a golf book and not a life improvement book, saying they almost hadn't read it because of that. One of the most magical moments for me was receiving a handwritten note from tennis legend, Martina Navratilova, stating how the concept of "target golf" had helped her golf game. Another was when international self-help author and success coach, Anthony Robbins, happened to come into a bookstore where I was doing a book signing, and asked me to autograph a copy of I Found the Golf God to his friend, Ken Blanchard (author of The One Minute Manager), as a birthday gift. ... I Found the Golf God sold nearly 10,000 copies in its first year, going to print three times in the first nine months. It's been used as a sales training tool, as a textbook for golf colleges, as a tournament gift bag item, and more. GOLFERS AND NON-GOLFERS ALIKE LOVE I Found the Golf God With years and years of rave reviews from men and women golfers of all levels, this timeless golf and life improvement book is sure to help you improve your golf swing and your game

OPCS The "One Plane Cut Swing" is the collective ideas and research by: Blake Burleson. The information provided in this book is a look into the way Blake Burleson, shares his own personal understanding of golfing legend Ben Hogan's swing. Blake relates how Hogan's way of shaping a golf ball from left to right relates to information he has researched and learned from his peers.

My book is about my 37 years at Indian Wells country club. The beginning is about how I got there and continues into the history of the club. Touching on different tournaments and my knowledge of the third country club in the Palm Springs area

ELEVATE YOUR GAME If you have ever played golf in the Carolina Mountains, the pages inside will be a treasure. If you have wanted to play golf at a higher level, this will be your guide. You can learn about the best public and semi-private 18-hole courses to play. Or you can read about two of the nation's finest course architects, the late Donald Ross and the great Tom Fazio... our toughest 18 holes... where you can rent llamas as caddies or how to send used clubs to the military serving in the world's largest sand traps.

Yes, your golf ball will travel further on tee shots in the higher elevations. But the remarkable scenery will be a distraction.

Our courses include boulders larger than your vehicle, streams winding through many fairways, lots of ponds, the largest lake in the state in terms of shoreline, even a few flat spots for aiming at those undulating greens - usually above or below you. And gorgeous waterfalls.

Oh, don't forget to enjoy the views

Cover photo: By Ron Clark of First Tee Mountain Golf at Mount Mitchell Golf Club.

Cover design: By Mike Davis of Graphic Imprints - Asheville.

"When Golf was Fun" is a collection of tales from what is known as the "beer and barbecue circuit" of golf tournaments. These tournaments held in small town all across the state of Texas were not only the beginning of the careers of many great golfers but also produced some local legends. It was a time when golf was still a game, not a big business. This collection of 38 stories will entertain and amaze as you read first-hand accounts of some of the greatest exploits in the history of golf. You will read about local golf pros who are unknown outside of their local country club and you will also read about legends like Ben Crenshaw, Bruce Lietzke, Charles Coody, Miller Barber, Ben Hogan and others. Texas has a very rich golf history and much of it is captured in "When Golf was Fun." The late, great beer and barbecue circuit was a bygone era of Texas golf in which many Lone Star legends were born and raised but has since given way to the more civilized and organized golf industry we know today. Much like baseball's barnstorming days, the barbecue circuit was a series of unaffiliated events that brought an extremely high level of golf and excitement to tiny towns like Center and Athens; Quanah and Pampa-places you might otherwise never have known even existed.

The Golf Mystic is an allegorical presentation of everyday life through the game of golf. Written in conversational style, it is the story of the wayward golf pro (Geoff) who realizes he is failing in the most important parts of his life. His golf career is in disarray and his fiance, Claire has recently left him. Geoff is about ready to give up on the game when he encounters an obscure iconoclastic golfer and teacher in the person of Joe Burlington. While mainstream golf teaching pros have rejected this master, a desperate Geoff is inspired and seeks Joe out for help. After an inauspicious start, Geoff comes to understand that Joe is a rare and special teacher, solidly grounded and uncorrupted by the technical trends and material culture in modern golf and the world at large. His simple sage advice and methods of teaching transcend anything Geoff has experienced before. Joe demonstrates how learning to play the game of golf mirrors life. It is all about relationships, and being in the moment. To be successful, one must embody universal principles of freedom and trust. In golf, these qualities must be combined with sound swing strategies. Joe's prescriptive strategies show Geoff how to view things differently. His combination of practical mental and physical exercises create positive change that bring Geoff and the reader closer to success. Golf Mystic teaches how to blend and balance each moment in life and to understand that peace and joy are based on one's perspective. Woven through the story is a proven program of swing development that will provide golfers with strategies to overcome any physical or psychological problem they may face in golf.

"From the deep South to the PGA Tour, the hilarious and inspiring memoir of golfer Boo Weekley "

Ever since his breakout performance at the 2008 Ryder Cup, professional golfer Thomas Brent Weekley, known affectionately as "Boo," has captivated fans with his eccentric, Southern-fried country humor and incredible path to the PGA Tour.

True Boo is the candid and often hilarious memoir of a larger-than-life athlete, and a wild behind-the-scenes look at life on the PGA Tour. Boo takes readers on a rollicking journey that begins with his humble childhood growing up in Milton, Florida. Called "a nobody from nowhere" and the "Crocodile Dundee of golf," Boo had to earn respect on the Tour. His game ascended in record time, culminating in his now legendary Ryder Cup victories--going 2-0-1 in his three matches--and his back-to-back Verizon Heritage wins.

With stories of his personal relationships with other players on tour including Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, frequent down-home phrases, figures of speech, locker-room language, plenty of "Booisms" and never-before-seen photos, this is a golf book unlike any other.

Die uitsonderlike boek van Suid-Afrikaanse gholf is 'n moet lees vir enige gholf-fanatikus. Michael Vlismas het uit jare se ervaring as sport- en gholfjoernalis geput om 'n fassinerende versameling trivia, aanhalings, ongelooflike tellings, skreeusnaakse staaltjies en verhale van agter die skerms van Suid-Afrika gholf saam te stel. Hierdie uitsonderlike Suid-Afrikaanse gholfboek bevat boeiende trivia soos: die blouape wat die kameraspan gedurende 'n belangrike toernooi gekaap het; die Suid-Afrikaanse gholfklub wat bekend is vir sy slange; Jaco van Zyl se SA PGA-oorwinning vanuit 'n roosbedding; die boer wat 30 km met sy trekker gery het om gras op sy plaaslike gholfbaan te plant; hoe Simon Hobday gedreig het om 'n toeskouer en sy vrou te laat vermoor; die kolhou-prys wat niemand wou wen nie ... en veel meer.

During the Golden Age of Sports in the 1920s, Walter Hagen was to golf what Babe Ruth was to baseball. The first professional golfer to make his living playing the game rather than teaching it, Hagen won eleven major professional tournaments over his long career -- two U.S. Opens, four British Opens, and five PGA Championships (including an amazing streak of four consecutive PGA wins) -- a record surpassed only by Jack Nicklaus. Hagen was also influential in helping to found the Ryder Cup and was the first American golfer to top $1 million in career earnings -- a figure equivalent to over $40 million today.

Award-winning sportswriter Tom Clavin has penned a thrilling biography that vividly recalls Hagen's dazzling achievements and the qualities that made him a star. Energetic, witty, and one of the best putters ever to walk the green, Hagen was a man who loved to party, was extraordinarily generous to his friends, and golfed the world over, giving exhibitions. He preferred to travel by limousine, and if he intended to stay awhile he'd bring a second limo just to transport his clothes, which were nothing but the finest. On his many trips across the Atlantic to compete in the Ryder Cup or British Open, Hagen was known to throw parties that lasted days, ending only when the ship reached the shore. He was also the first professional golfer to admit to playing not only for the love of the game, but also for the love of the winner's purse.

Walter Hagen, forerunner of today's sports superstars, is as dynamic a character as can be found in American sports history. Bringing Hagen to life with incredible detail and countless anecdotes, "Sir Walter" is the authoritative biography of the man who helped create professional golf as it's known today.

Review

"If you enjoy golf and you're looking for a light summer-feel good read, this book fits the bill. While the main story centers around golf, knowledge or a love of golf is not a prerequisite for enjoyment of this book."
"--Carl H., Goodreads review"

Book Description

Quirky Golf Fiction An offbeat tale with unexpected twists and turns

Ben Richards lives for the weekend when he can have fun with his eccentric friends at the golf course affectionately nicknamed Hackin' Oaks. The hapless hacker is miraculously transformed into a PGA-caliber golfer when struck on the head by a wayward ball. This incident changes the direction of his life, both on and off the course.

Now living every golf addict's fantasy as a pro, Ben is befriended by both the top-ranked player in the world and the most powerful man in the industry. Then tragedy strikes.

Forced to adapt to new challenges, he realizes there's more to life than just golf. Ben learns the true value of friendship, community, and the healing power of love before resuming his passionate affair with the game he treasures.

The Inspiration Behind "The Right Side of the Fairway: "

This book was written in homage to the greatest game of all. I salute all dedicated golfers, past and present--professionals, hackers, and those with skills somewhere in between.

Although the central theme revolves around golf, the book is also about eccentric personalities, finding love when it's least expected, and dealing with life-changing challenges. I hope that avid golfers and non-golfers alike will find the story to be interesting, unpredictable, and entertaining.

Sometimes it takes only one simple golf tip that can instantly make an improvement in our game. Life is the same way. We hear a quote or are given some sound advice and begin making positive changes. My hope is that each reader will finish this short book and walk away with one or two thoughts that will not only improve their golf game, but also their outlook on life.

All golfers want to improve their swings. Yet, the sheer complexity of golf instruction is a huge barrier to learning. But you can learn "the Secret " Breakthrough In Golf is based upon the timeless swing wisdom of the greatest ball striker in history, Ben Hogan. But the book introduces a fresh way of thinking about the Secret. Once you learn it, using a method we call "Hip to Hip," you will see your swing improve in a very steady way. For the first time in your life, you will actually know what your golf swing is doing And you will be able to figure out your golf swing all by yourself We guarantee it

Golf is Calling. Golfers everywhere are reading '200 LOGICAL GOLF TIPS.' Men & Women, Young & Old, Novice to Expert. One Lady says The Tips spiced her interest in golf. Another says the history is fascinating. "I love the Pace of the Writing, ' a reader remarks. "It is unhurried... like a leisurely round of golf played with good friends." A father says the book is the Best Compilation of Golf Knowledge he could give a son with a burning interest in the game. "It got him Reading." A 7-Handicapper buys a copy for his girlfriend. Golf is his 'OTHER passion.' She GETS IT. "She's a golfer now, Man. It's fantastic the fun we have together on the course." A Secretary gives The Tips as a birthday gift to an office colleague. They are well-received. * * * * * "Hill ponders the Subtle Nuances and renders them Interesting," says a Reviewer. "It is good golf writing." "There's substance here," says another. "It's Remarkable Golf Knowledge. Lore & Lingo that drive interest. Plus GREAT TIPS on The Swing, on Golf Thinking & Strategy." Priced less than a couple buckets of range balls... GOLF IS CALLING. Get Your Copy Today and GET YOUR MIND INTO GOLF..

The series on Sport is one of the most unique among all the categories. It gives ample knowledge on Football, Golf, Basketball, Tennis and Cricket. Each book tells about the origin of the game, its rules and the people who have excelled in each of them.

Perhaps the best golfer ever, Tiger Woods rocketed to the top of a once whites-only sport. Endorsements made him a global brand and the world's richest athlete. The child of a multiracial marriage, Woods and his blond, blue-eyed wife, Elin Nordegren, seemed to represent a new postracial America. Then, in late 2009, Woods became embroiled in a sex scandal that made headlines worldwide. In this concise yet far-reaching analysis, Orin Starn brings an anthropologist's perspective to bear on Tigergate. He explores our modern media obsession with celebrity scandals and their tawdry ritualized drama, yet he offers much more than the usual banal moralizing about the rich and famous. Starn explains how Tiger's travails and the culture of golf reflect broader American anxieties--about race and sex, scapegoating and betrayal, and the role of the sports hero. "The Passion of Tiger Woods" is required reading for all those interested in the high-stakes world of professional golf, the politics of sports and celebrity, and the myths and realities surrounding the flawed yet riveting figure who remains among the most famous athletes of our time.

About Good Golf is Easy In this book John Norsworthy shows you how to: Make your swing and your overall game consistent and reliable. Rediscover and draw upon your innate skills of coordination, timing and feel you first learned as a child. Save shots on every hole with techniques for trouble shots, the short game and for putting. Master your attitude so that you not only play your best but also positively enjoy yourself when playing If like most weekend golfers you have only limited time to practice and to play golf, this book will provide you with an approach that is perfect for you. John is a P.G.A. teaching professional with more than a half century of experience as a professional teacher. His methods are the result of teaching thousands of students at every level from complete beginners to tournament professionals, from celebrities to politicians, and even a king They are also the result of extensive research into the methods used by the greatest players and teachers over the past century. Let the player within you play Good Golf is Easy teaches you to play naturally and instinctively. You will learn how to dissipate tension, set aside fear and instead play with freedom and joy. Slices, hooks, fat shots, thin shots or plain missing the ball should become a thing of the past and your scoring should also improve appreciably. Luke Donald has an amazing short game, Rory McIlroy a beautiful, fluid swing and Tiger Woods an incredible record of victories. We can not guarantee you such lofty heights but we will help you play consistently and reach your full potential far more often. Just look at Bubba Watson's magical victory at the 2012 Augusta masters. Bubba is mostly self taught and has no swing coach or mental guru. His swing may not look perfect but his instinctive play gave rise to amazing comeback on the final day. He beat the 2010 St Andrews Open Championship winner, Louis Oosthuizen after a stunning two-hole playoff. Great players find their player within. And many years ago when players relied more on their instincts, such achievements were more commonplace. This is the secret to bringing out the very best in your game, a secret within Good Golf is Easy Golf 2.0 Jack Nicklaus is a great supporter of Golf 2.0 which is opening the game of golf to us all. Good Golf is Easy embraces the principles of Golf 2.0 by making golf simpler to learn and to play. Foreword by Morgan Mason I have been blessed in many ways over the years. One of those blessings was an impulse to take a golf lesson having never touched a club or had any interest before. That day I was blessed again to meet John Norsworthy. Since then he has become a true friend and mentor. Although I didn't take that first lesson until well past the age of 40, I was able, with John's guidance and confidence in me, to go from complete novice to a single digit handicap in less than 3 years. Something I didn't really believe was possible but John did. John is not only a great teacher but also a great gentleman. I believe this book will be a tremendous asset to golfers of all levels. The comparisons between the players of yesterday and today are revealing and show that with all the modern technology available now, not much has really changed in the last 100 years. These eternal truths will benefit the game of all golfers and more importantly will make the game easier and more enjoyable. Thank you John and bless you for making my life so much more enjoyable Morgan is a politician, film producer and actor. He was the former chief of protocol (acting) of the United States, special assistant to President Ronald Reagan and is the son of British actor James Mason.

As a professional educator, Bill found it natural to collect the pearls of wisdom of his golf mates from scenic Granite Pointe Golf Course in Nelson, British Columbia. Advice was and is freely given every Thursday night. The advice will resonate with golfers everywhere as it speaks to the very obvious problems which every striker of the ball faces when looking down at the ball and then to the hole in the ground which the ball should seek to find. "Should" is the operative word.Bill is the author of 101 Nifty Ideas for High Schools, A Baby Boomer's Guide to "I Remember When" and Golf Solved: Simply Doing the Obviously Simple to Improve Your Golf Game.

Often called "Mr. Golf" or the "Icon of Golf," Harry Vardon was not much interested in golf as a child. His brother Tom loved golf and Harry eventually gave it a try in his late teens in his hometown of Gourville, Jersey on the British Channel Islands. Harry became a super star and was the first golfer to ever wear knickerbockers. With the first one being in 1896, Harry went on to win SIX Open Championships - a record that still stands today. In 1900, he toured the United States as the first international golf celebrity and finished his tour by winning the U.S. Open. The movie "The Greatest Game Ever Played" is about Harry's runner up performance at the 1913 U.S. Open. Harry was also a runner up at the 1920 U.S. Open at the age of 50. Harry struggled for years with tuberculosis but managed to win 62 golf tournaments with a record 14 in a row. When his health grew too poor to continue playing, Harry spent his time coaching and writing golf instruction and inspirational books. Harry Vardon died in 1937 in Totteridge, Hertfordshire, England. After his death, the PGA of America created the Vardon Trophy. It is awarded annually to the player on the PGA Tour with the year's lowest adjusted scoring average. This is an absolute "must read" for any golfer who has not yet had the pleasure

69.67.72.74. The last 4 rounds at Cog Hill, just outside Chicago. Mike Proko must have pissed off the golf gods because in two days, he would be paralyzed from not one but two strokes costing him his not only his golf game but his golfing prowess. Would he be able to climb as high as he had in the past? Actually, he would climb higher for what he found inside of himself.This is the second book in the 'RISING FROM THE ASHES' series. Some of the stories are old, some are new, but each one of them played a vital part in recovery from a series of devastating strokes. Hundreds of stories from hundreds of golfers, but these were the picks that were able to make the final cut. Beautiful stories about some amazing people and their impact on the author. An interesting tale about the lengths that one man would go to reclaim what was rightfully his-- a genuine love for a timeless game.

Instruction manual for putting, chipping, sand play, and other golf scoring skills

A simpler way for Men to lower their golf scores and be more consistent. Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced golfers can benefit from this new method. Learn to properly control the length of your backswing and become a more consistent ball striker. Helps reduce your margin of error.