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Rory McIlroy: An Unauthorized Biography

von Belmont and Belcourt Biographies

Back in 1996, the world of golf began to evolve in the minds of Americans from a game of rich corporate executives and board retirees to something more palatable to a wider audience. Where Tiger Woods began...

Leadbetter's Quick Tips: The Very Best Short Lessons to Fix Any Part of Your Game

von David Leadbetter

Quick Tips

The best of the best

Getting Started: Pre-Swing Fundamentals

Off the Tee: Longer & Straighter Drives

From the Fairway: More Consistency

Hitting More Greens: Accurate Iron Play

Around the Green: Saving Strokes...

Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict

von Alice Cooper

The man who invented shock rock tells the amazing and, yeah, shocking story of how he slayed his thirsty demons—with a golf club. It started one day when Cooper was watching a Star Trek rerun between concerts,...

Golf Rules & Etiquette Simplified, 3rd Edition : What You Need to Know to Walk the Links Like a Pro

von John Companiotte

An easy-reference guide for you to learn the p's and q's of the green

Written by a veteran golf writer, Golf Rules & Etiquette Simplified is the on-the-go guide to making sense of the rules and etiquette of the...

The Business of Golf-What Are You Thinking? 2012 Edition: How to Maximize the Financial Return of a Golf Course

von James J Keegan

A textbook on the Business of Golf-How to Maximize the Financial Return of a Golf Course.

The Timeless Swing: Learn at any age from his lessons of a lifetime

von Tom Watson & Nick Seitz

Tom Watson, a few months short of his sixtieth birthday, led the 2009 British Open with one hole to play and came within an unlucky bounce of winning it for the sixth time. His stunning performance electrified...

Golf and Philosophy

von Andy Wible

In a game where players are expected to call their own penalties and scoring the least points leads to victory, decorum takes precedence over showmanship and philosophical questions become par for the course....

The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods

von Hank Haney

The Big Miss is Hank Haney’s candid and surprisingly insightful account of his tumultuous six-year journey with Tiger Woods, during which the supremely gifted golfer collected six major championships and rewrote...

Golf's Most Wanted™

von Floyd Conner

An irreverent look at one of the fastest-growing sports, played by more than 25 million Americans

American Triumvirate: Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, and the Modern Age of Golf

von James Dodson

In this celebration of three legendary champions on the centennial of their births in 1912, one of the most accomplished and successful writers about the game explains the circumstances that made each of them...

Weight Training for Golf: The Ultimate Guide

von Kai Fusser

Weight Training for Golf is the most comprehensive and up-to-date golf-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of the most effective weight training, flexibility,...

Ken Venturi: Trust

von Fritz Knapp

As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, Ken Venturi: Trust discusses the struggles and triumphs of Ken Venturi's life. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to...

Golf All-in-One For Dummies

von John Wiley

The fun way to get a grip on every aspect of golf

Golf is a popular spectator sport, but for those who play it's a great source of low impact cardiovascular, strength, and aerobic exercise. In addition, golf...

Solid Contact: A Top Instructor's Guide to Learning Your Swing DNA and Instantly Striking the Ball Better Than Ever

von Jim Hardy

One of the world's most sought-after golf instructors and a PGA Teacher of the Year makes it easy to be your own coach, customizing your golf swing for phenomenal accuracy.

In his decades as a renowned golf...

The 3-Degree Putting Solution: The Comprehensive, Scientifically Proven Guide to Better Putting

von Michael Breed

The award-winning Golf Channel instructor and host of The Golf Fix revives a long-lost technique for adjusting your putter's loft, with winning results.

Acclaimed instructor Michael Breed resurrects the crucial...

The Chosen One

von David Owen

Earl Woods, the father of young Eldrick "Tiger" Woods, was widely ridiculed in 1996 when, in an article anointing his son as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, he likened Tiger's potential impact to...

Funny (but true) Golf Anecdotes

von Dick Crouser

An Entertaining Gift of Golf Humor

In this collection of over 175 golf anecdotes, you’ll find entertaining stories about Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Bubba Watson, Rory McIlroy, Rickie...

Fairway to Hell: Around the World in 18 Holes

von Frank Lidz

Presents a collection of humorous stories about golf around the world gleaned from the author's personal experience, including stories about a golf tournament for fat people and a course where the caddies are...

Instant golf 2: Advanced Tips and Techniques

von Infinite Ideas

This handy little guide is written for the amateur golfer who wants to get better. In other words it's written for every amateur golfer in the world. It offers a range of tips and techniques (some common sense,...

Instant golf: Tips and Techniques for Beginners

von Infinite Ideas

This handy little guide gives you everything you need to know about the basics of playing golf. It'll help you improve your game off the tee, on the fairways and on the greens. It's not meant to be a complete...