In 1999, the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament - known to many as Q School - will find itself sitting on 35 years of unique history. Q School Confidential chronicles this tournament's deep, dense story of heartbreak, black humor, back-room politics and magnificent golf under dire circumstances.

Using the 1998 PGA TOUR Qualifying School finals as his backdrop, golf writer David Gould recounts for the first time ever the history of the pro tour’s annual qualifier, with revealing anecdotes about raw rookies, aging veterans and every dreamer in between. The vintage stories in the Q School's near and distant past tell of emotional and physical breakdown -- and courage, as well -- under pressure: Jim Carter’s self-confessed “choke stories” of 1990 and 1992; Mark McCumber’s recurring lost-scorecard nightmare; Peter Jacobsen’s ordeal with a cheater on the Mexican border; Jim McLean’s bizarre arrest on the qualifier’s eve; and Mac O’Grady’s violent celebration of his long-awaited Q School success. The players captured in these pages turn white with panic, vomit their breakfast, sleep in their cars, practice on interstate ranges, lose golf shoes, forget contact lenses and make fateful decisions based on faulty information.

Sifting back through several eras, Gould explains the innocent aims of the first Q Schools and uncovers the tournament’s pivotal role in the momentous split-up of the PGA and the PGA TOUR. He examines the difficult question of how professional golf should go about bringing in new players and letting former players regain their privileges. In the voices of forgotten or never-known tour pros from the 1970s, he narrates the frustrating “rabbit era” that Q School helped create, and revisits the infamous “breakaway Q School” of 1968. In notes that accompany this book’s exclusive year-by-year scoring records, the author picks out hidden turning points, bits of trivia and strange coincidences in the lives of tour players past and present.

These profiles and snapshots of the earliest Q School survivors and the most recent graduates, as well, are woven together in a warm, engaging and insightful narrative. Q School Confidential, sometimes bleak, sometimes triumphant, provides the first and only inside look at a cruel and unusual tournament that many consider golf’s toughest test of all.

Danny O'Malley, a fairly decent amateur golfer, is tricked into selling his soul to the devil in exchange for a promise of winning the richest prize ever offered in a professional tournament: Five million dollars A history of the game and many of its greatest players is interspersed throughout the story. Why do people from every culture attempt to master this cruel game when there is so little chance of success? For example, can you name a great Italian golfer? Trust me, my friends. There are no great Italian golfers. In the spring, when the first bold blossoms of bougainvillea splash down the hillsides of Sicily in a glorious crimson tide and gondoliers ply their trade along the romantic canals of Venice, a young man is more intrigued by the upward slash of a signorina's skirt than the downward slope of a green, and more beguiled by the lie that rests on her lips than the lie of a dimpled white ball in the fairway. The English, self-deprecating and stoical, are as emotionally suited for golf as they are for espionage. They know the fairways and greens are as duplicitous as any double agent and will ultimately betray them. It is not a question of if, but a matter of when. For years, Nick Faldo was the personification of a golfing machine, an assassin of par whose deadly game struck fear in the hearts of opponents. His sponsors tried to humanize him to enhance the sale of their products. On rare occasions, an involuntary twitch in the shadowy recesses of his stiff upper lip created the fleeting illusion of a smile. But their feeble attempt to cast the dour Brit as Prince Charming fooled no one and was as futile an exercise as painting a happy face on the Sphinx in order to alter its enigmatic essence. Still, in fairness to "Sir" Nick-recently knighted by Queen Elizabeth-it should be noted that as tournament prize money has escalated to astronomical levels, the Americans and Europeans have also developed a decent impersonation of Faldo's English sc

The Weekend Golfer's Handbook is written with the average, hardworking golfer at heart. Most do not have the time to devote to improving their golf game. This book provides its readers with information intended to maximize their enjoyment of golf.

Each spring, Tee-ball introduces millions of boys and girls to Americas pastime --and introduces their parents to the joys (and nightmares) of coaching first-time players. Filled with expert advice and tips on creating order from chaos, Coaching Tee-Ball is the solution to every baffled parents predicament, offering the new coach a total approach to keeping kids involved, motivated, and having fun.

The legendary golfer combines straightforward instruction and advice for golfers of all skill levels with behind-the-scenes anecdotes and photographs to provide a thorough introduction to the rules of golf. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

A revised, more focused edition of the essential golf etiquette handbook.
Tiger Wood's popularity has introduced golf to thousands. Very few, however know proper golf etiquette--which is essential to enjoying the game. The revised edition of the classic book is vital for amateur and experienced players in addressing golf's number one problem: slow play. The book Paul Harvey lauded as "The first and last word on how properly to behave on and off the golf course" covers:
*Proper attire
*Playing through
*Playing with Strangers
*And much more
All the latest advances are taken into account: satellite-based yardage systems, alternative spikes, and cell phones. Its handy size and useful photos and daigram make Golf Etiquette the perfect guide for on-the-fly tips and rules.

Fancourt is a luxurious multi-million rand golf estate in George in the Western Cape. It has four golf courses, a health and beauty centre and a conference centre, among other amenities. And it is the venue for the prestigious Presidents Cup in November 2003. This Presidents Cup brings together the 12 best American golfers to compete against the 12 best players from the rest of the world (excluding Europe) and attracts golfing enthusiasts from around the world. While the golf courses at Fancourt are becoming increasingly well known, the colourful history of the estate has never been told. Henry Fancourt White built Blanco House in 1859 in the style of a Cotswold mansion. He lost his money the following year due to the collapse of the George Divisional Bank and died a pauper in 1866. The next two owners also went bankrupt -- a recurring theme in the history of the property. Fancourt's son Montagu acquired the property in 1903 and renamed it in memory of his father, but he was fated to meet an untimely end. Successive owners had a chequered time of running the estate until 1994 when Dr Hasso Plattner became Fancourt's new owner and set about bringing it to its present glory.

GOLF COURSE TURF MANAGEMENT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL

Golf Magic is a 132-page instruction book written in a clear and concise, easy-to-read, step-by-step format. Get golf lessons, tips and golf instruction to improve your golf swing and virtually every other aspect of your game. Awaken the magic you already possess to become more successful at playing golf and to have more fun. A golf book for beginning golfers, and the more accomplished, too. Golf lessons are enhanced by more than 80 illustrative photos.

Rich Beem became an overnight folk hero with his victory at the 2002 PGA Championship, where he dazzled fans with fearless shotmaking and glib one-liners. By the time Beem had stared down Tiger Woods in an epic back nine and then danced a goofy jig on the final green, the sports world was clamoring to know, "Who is this guy, anyway?"

That question is answered in Bud, Sweat, & Tees, Alan Shipnuck's no-holds-barred look at modern professional golf. Shipnuck began tracking Beem during his rookie year in 1999, when he was a logo-free rube only a couple of years removed from a seven-dollar-an-hour job hawking cell phones. Beem and his hard-living caddie, Steve Duplantis, would find sudden fame and fortune, and Shipnuck enjoyed unparalleled access in chronicling their wild ride -- sharing endless drives across the desert and eventful nights at strip clubs, cutthroat golf matches and late-night confessionals at assorted watering holes.

The result is an intimate portrait of two exceedingly colorful characters. Beem and Duplantis invite us deep into the world of the PGA Tour, exposing the rowdy, randy reality of the most interesting subculture in sports, which has always been a well-protected secret -- until now. Sometimes bawdy, often hilarious, and always unpredictable, Bud, Sweat, & Tees stands as the finest insider sports book since Ball Four.

No matter what you've heard, read in a magazine, or seen on TV, you can play better golf even when you don't have time to practice or take lessons. In as little as two minutes a day, the Intrinsic Golf Basic Swing Development Program will help you to (1) identify your own swing, (2) learn to consistently repeat it, and (3) play golf without any distracting mechanical swing thoughts.

It may be true that no athlete is bigger than the game, but one thing is certain: Tiger Woods is golf. From dominating the junior ranks in his boyhood, to becoming the first player in history to hold four major championship trophies at once—the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA—it has been his mental game that fuels his fire.

For the first time ever, John Andrisani explores the mind and its expansive application to golf, using Tiger Woods as the ultimate role model. Think Like Tiger shows how the champion’s techniques can be applied to anyone’s game. Learn how to:

• Use the power of concentration to let nothing disturb you

• Meditate to alleviate mental stress and relax muscles

• Use your imagination when planning shots

• Practice shots that will stimulate your mind

• Develop your own system for inducing self-confidence

“I’m honored to say that I was one of the official members of ‘Team Tiger’. This latest book of Andrisani’s contains a great deal of insightful information about the mental game of Tiger Woods…You will learn to make the mental side of golf a priority. You will also learn how to play to your potential, by applying the thinking process to your setup, swing, and shot-making game.”

—from the foreword by John Anselmo, former coach of Tiger Woods

This book contains an independent study and analysis by John Andrisani, former senior editor of instruction at Golf Magazine; he has not consulted with or sought the participation of Tiger Woods in its preparation.

¡AHORA EN ESPAÑOL! Traducido de la versión inglés que era un bestseller, este recurso único provee información práctica y al día sobre todos aspectos del manejo diario de cursos de golf. Presentado en un formato que es fácil de usar, este libro esencial abarca tales temas como la mantención y manejo de greens y trampas de arena, topeado y aireación, químicos y fertilizántes, manejo de equipo de mantención, riego, y mucho más. Los autores han presentado conferencias alrededor del mundo, y ahora comparten su sabiduría valiosa con usted.

NOW IN SPANISH–Translated from the bestselling English edition, this one-of-a-kind resource provides practical, up-to-date information on every aspect of the day-to-day maintenance operations for golf courses. In an easy-to-follow format, this essential book covers such topics as greens maintenance and management, sand bunker care, topdressing and aeration, chemicals and fertilizers, equipment management, irrigation and water management, and much more. The authors have given seminars all over the world, and now they pass on their considerable expertise to you.

Now available in paperback
Don't you wish golf on the course was as easy as golf on the practice range? Don't you wish you could bring your range game to the course? Now you can, thanks to a golf psychiatrist and a top golf teacher. You can drive off the tee the way you do on the range--you can also putt under pressure just as accurately as you putt on your carpet. You can hit out of the sand in a tight match the same way you hit over land.
Shrink Your Handicap solves your golf problems with the help of Phil Lee, behavioral psychiatrist, and Jeff Warne, a Golf magazine Top 100 instructor, who together have formed a unique collaboration that shows readers how to overcome the mental obstacles that keep them from playing their best . . . every day.

Bestselling golf writer and golf historian Don Wade returns with an eighth collection of real-life stories from the greatest golfers ever to play the game. And Then the Shark Told Justin . . . brings together living legends, past champions, and current top-of-the-leader-board stars in one entertaining book of true tales. This heartwarming, off-the-cuff stories truly capture the essence of Americas most popular event.

Teaching Kids Golf is all any parent will ever need to welcome a child to the sport he or she will play for a lifetime. Written by a golfer with more than 25 years of teaching kids and adults at some of the countrys most prestigious golf schools, this latest addition to the acclaimed Baffled Parents series covers everything from the basics of proper grip and swing techniques, to putting, pitching, driving, and managing time on the course.

• Q&A sections provide solutions to problems new instructors face
  
• Designed for golfing and non-golfing parents alike
  
• Takes a drill-based approach to teaching the basics