Golf's Greatest Moments
Golf's Greatest Moments

Author: Robert Sidorsky

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2003-11-12

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780810946316

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Collects writings about golf, including contributions from great writers, humorists, and essayists, including Thomas Boswell and George Plimpton, as well as historic action shots, posters, paintings, and magazine covers.

Weight Training for Golf
Weight Training for Golf

Author: Kai Fusser

Publisher: Price World Publishing

Published: 2012-03

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1932549773

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Provides instruction for weight lifting and exercising for golfers of all skill levels.

The Golf Book
The Golf Book

Author: DK

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published: 2021-09-16

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 024155148X

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Discover the history of one of the world's most popular sports, and learn how to master the perfect swing along the way. Find out all there is to know about golf, from its ancient origins to its most celebrated competitions. Learn about the turning points and winning strokes of the most famous championships ever played - from the Open to the Curtis Cup. Bringing you face-to-face with the stars, such as Tiger Woods, The Golden Bear, and The Shark, entries analyse their trademark strokes and detail their finest performances. Showing you exactly what it takes to achieve an effective - and consistent - golf swing, this ebook also walks you through the fairways of all the pre-eminent courses, while working systematically through every type of shot, from tee shots, iron play, pitching, and chipping, to coping with bunkers and putting. Learn the sport's key rules and golfing terms, and discover everything you need to know about how to buy the right equipment - from drivers to carts, along with guidance on custom fitting - and the all-important golf etiquette. Brimming with detail and superbly illustrated with over 1,500 photographs, illustrations, maps, and diagrams, The Golf Book is the definitive guide to the famous game for players and fans alike.

The Illustrated History of Golf
The Illustrated History of Golf

Author: Alan Elliott

Publisher: Smithmark Publishers

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780831748777

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This handsome book tells the complete story of golf--from its medieval originsand its development on coastal Scotland to the present billion-dollar pro tours of America, Europe, and the Far East. Descriptions of the major championships and facts about all the great stars (women and men) round out this spectacular volume. 58 full-color illustrations, 325 in black-and-white. (W.H. Smith)

Jackie Pung
Jackie Pung

Author: Betty Dunn

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-02

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 0595340911

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Jackie Pung: Women's Golf Legend tells the story of an inspiring woman revered as one of Hawaii's greatest golfers. Pung was a teenage golf protégé who became one of the top women competitors on the LPGA tour for twelve consecutive years--but the journey wasn't easy. Her self-described "life of inner turmoil" is punctuated with heartbreaking moments, such as her seemingly victorious final stroke at the 1957 U.S. Women's Open. Only minutes later, she was disqualified on a technicality. While author Betty Dunn carefully follows the ups and downs in Pung's golf career, the accompanying life lessons make this a relevant read for the non-golfer as well. Through financial and family hardships, racial discrimination, mental collapse, and one-hundred-pound weight swings, Pung struggles to find her place in the world. And she does, making friends, such as Bob Hope, along the way. In her eighty-plus years, Jackie Pung has gained fame, but not fortune. Nonetheless, she believes she has angels on her shoulders. They serve as her guides while she continues to pursue her mission in life: to share her gifts with others. Through this story, she is able to do just that.

A Companion to American Sport History
A Companion to American Sport History

Author: Steven A. Riess

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-03-26

Total Pages: 921

ISBN-13: 1118609409

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A Companion to American Sport History presents a collection of original essays that represent the first comprehensive analysis of scholarship relating to the growing field of American sport history. Presents the first complete analysis of the scholarship relating to the academic history of American sport Features contributions from many of the finest scholars working in the field of American sport history Includes coverage of the chronology of sports from colonial times to the present day, including major sports such as baseball, football, basketball, boxing, golf, motor racing, tennis, and track and field Addresses the relationship of sports to urbanization, technology, gender, race, social class, and genres such as sports biography Awarded 2015 Best Anthology from the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH)

Wonder Girl
Wonder Girl

Author: Don Van Natta Jr.

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2011-06-02

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0316175919

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Experience the extraordinary story of a nearly forgotten American superstar athlete. Texas girl Babe Didrikson never tried a sport too tough and never met a hurdle too high. Despite attempts to keep women from competing, Babe achieved All-American status in basketball and won gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics. Then Babe attempted to conquer golf. One of the founders of the LPGA, Babe won more consecutive tournaments than any golfer in history. At the height of her fame, she was diagnosed with cancer. Babe would then take her most daring step of all: go public and try to win again with the hope of inspiring the world. A rollicking saga, stretching across the first half of the 20th century, Wonder Girl is as fresh, heartfelt, and graceful as Babe herself.