"Harvey Penick was a rare gentleman whose legacy deserves this
book. Kevin Robbins has revealed through extensive and caring
research the aspects of Penick's life that made him the endearing
man he was. Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote
the Book on Golf opens wide a window into the soul of someone whose
story transcends the game."-Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters
Tournament champion "Harvey Penick led an exceptional golfing life,
and Kevin Robbins has written an exceptional account of it. His
book is transporting. I have a whole new understanding of Penick,
his writings, and how Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Betsy Rawls, and all
the others under his tutelage became the people they became. What a
life, captured here beautifully." -Michael Bamberger, author of Men
in Green and To the Linksland "Finally, the book that explains how
Harvey Penick's humble, humane life led to an incomparable treasure
trove of golf wisdom and insight. Kevin Robbins's work is an
important contribution to golf history." -Bill Pennington, author
of Billy Martin and On Par Millions of people were charmed by the
homespun golf advice dispensed in Harvey Penick'sLittle Red Book,
which became the best-selling sports book of all time. Yet, beyond
the Texas golf courses where Penick happily toiled for the better
part of eight decades, few people knew the self-made golf pro who
coaxed the best out of countless greats-Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw,
Betsy Rawls, Mickey Wright-all champions who considered Penick
their coach and lifelong friend. In Harvey Penick, Kevin Robbins
tells the story of this legendary steward of the game. From his
first job as a caddie at age eight, to his ascendance to head golf
pro at the esteemed Austin Country Club, to his playing days when
he competed with Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, to his mentorship of
some of golf's finest players, Penick studied every nuance of the
game. Along the way, he scribbled his observations and anecdotes,
tips and tricks, and genuine love of the sport in his little red
notebook, which ultimately became a gift to golfers everywhere. An
elegy to golf's greatest teacher and an inquiry into his simple,
influential teachings, as well as a history of golf over the past
century, Harvey Penick is an exquisitely written sports biography.
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