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Book Synopsis Caddie Confidential by : Greg "Piddler" Martin
Download or read book Caddie Confidential written by Greg "Piddler" Martin and published by Triumph Books (IL). This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nobody knows the game of golf like a caddie. The caddie sees it all: the unrelenting dreams, jaw-dropping victories, and soul crushing defeats. They rarely receive credit when things go right and frequently take the blame when things go wrong, yet they are the invisible backbone of the game. Behind every missed cut there is a guy pulling clubs for his pro"--Inside cover.
Book Synopsis The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan by : John Coyne
Download or read book The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan written by John Coyne and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-05-15 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with dazzling description of match play drama, laced with anecdotes from the golden age of sports, this novel of friendship, lost love, and great golf is told through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy whose life is forever changed by one of the greatest players of the game.
Book Synopsis Q School Confidential by : David Gould
Download or read book Q School Confidential written by David Gould and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-01-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1999, the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament---known to many as Q School---found 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.
Book Synopsis Trials and Triumphs of Golf's Greatest Champions by : Lyle Slovick
Download or read book Trials and Triumphs of Golf's Greatest Champions written by Lyle Slovick and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golf can be a vexing and cruel game, and teaches us much about ourselves. It has been described as “a contest calling for courage, skill, strategy and self-control. It is a test of temper, a trial of honor, a revealer of character.” In the end, as with most of life, success hinges on the character and spirit we possess. But how would our tempers be tested if we suffered a career-threatening injury from a near-fatal car accident, as Ben Hogan did in the prime of his life? How would our honor be preserved if we faced constant derision and racism both on and off the golf course, as Charlie Sifford encountered his entire career? How would our character be revealed if cancer robbed us of the ability to play the game we loved, as it did to Babe Didrikson Zaharias? Would we give in to self pity, or persevere and keep going? In Trials and Triumphs of Golf’s Greatest Champions: A Legacy of Hope, Lyle Slovick has pulled together the inspirational stories of six golfers and a caddy whose strength of character sustained them against the physical and emotional trials that threatened both their careers and lives. In an era when many athletes have lost their luster as role models, the people in this book—Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Charlie Sifford, Ken Venturi, and Bruce Edwards—offer lessons in perseverance, dignity, humility, and faith. Slovick tells each of their stories with rich detail, including the childhoods that shaped their characters, their rise in the world of professional golf, the crises they faced in their lives, their struggles to keep doing what they loved, and their refusal to give up. They had their flaws, to be sure. But when faced with a true test of will, all showed a strength that inspired those around them. The first book to gather the stories of these golfers into a single volume, Trials and Triumphs of Golf’s Greatest Champions offers a unique blend of characters who shared the same love for a game that gave them the courage and fortitude they needed to face whatever life threw their way. This book will not only interest golfers and fans of the game, it will also inspire those who have suffered their own personal setbacks and show them they are not alone in their trials.
Book Synopsis Revelations of a Tour Caddie by : David Kight
Download or read book Revelations of a Tour Caddie written by David Kight and published by Global Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wanted to know what life on tour for a professional caddie is really like? International author, golfing expert and professional tour caddie, David Kight reveals what goes on behind the scenes on PGA tours. When you have stories about rich and famous golf stars like Greg Norman and others you know you're in for a fun read. David shows you what life is really like on tour as a professional caddie; the dodgy hotels, missed flights, stolen luggage and living out of a suitcase. What will be revealed:- The psychology of how to read, understand and talk to your player- Trade secrets of life behind the PGA golf tour- Tips and secrets from the pros and their caddies that every golfer needs to know- The secret of being hungover and still caddying well- The golden rules to saying the right thing to your player at crucial times- How to attract the right caddie for you- Tell-tale stories that will amaze and shock you! This book is a must read for any golf enthusiast.
Book Synopsis Maybe It Should Have Been a Three Iron by : Lawrence Donegan
Download or read book Maybe It Should Have Been a Three Iron written by Lawrence Donegan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-06-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With self-deprecating humor, Donegan recounts his Quixotic days on the road, caddying for Ross Drummond, a little-known pro on the European PGA Tour.
Download or read book Loopers written by John Dunn and published by Crown. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Dunn never expected that his summer job as a caddie at the local course in Connecticut might turn into something more. The lifers who plied the loops were an ensemble of misfits and degenerates who made the caddie yard look more like a gambling hall than a country club. But Dunn came of age in those yards and on those courses, and the magnetism of the game and the lifestyle proved irresistible. One adventure after another kept him coming back summer after summer, until he found himself migrating with the seasons, looping at some of the most exquisite and exclusive golf locations in the world. Dunn crisscrossed the country on his own big loop, working inside the privet hedges while camping on the mountains, following the back roads and stumbling across unexpected moments of profound natural beauty, and embracing the freedom of what he calls the last vagabond existence in America, all while trying to decide whether to quit the loop and get a real job. Maybe next season...
Download or read book The Caddie written by J. Michael Veron and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. Michael Veron is the acclaimed author of The Greatest Player Who Never Lived and The Greatest Course That Never Was. His work has earned him the title of "master of fiction" from USA Today has called him "The John Grisham of Golf." In addition, The New York Times hailed The Greatest Player as "Golf's Literary Rookie of the Year," and the Seattle Times ranked The Greatest Player as second on its all-time list of "Five Wonderful Golf Books." At one time, The Greatest Player and The Greatest Course were the first and third best-selling sports fiction in the country. Now, J. Michael Veron returns with his most intriguing work yet.... The caddie occupies the most unique position in all of sports. He is a coach who doesn't have to stay on the sidelines, a waterboy who doesn't have to wait for timeouts, a psychologist who doesn't have a couch, and a fan who doesn't have to buy a ticket. In Bobby Reeves' case, he's also a bail bondsman, not to mention a savior who will attempt to help him resurrects his game - and his life - in most unexpected ways. From a jail cell in Baton Rouge to the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, the gifted but troubled golfer and his mysterious caddie travel a remarkable path to great courses and to redemption. With his trademark style and golf expertise, J. Michael Veron has once again crafted a remarkable golf story.
Book Synopsis An American Caddie in St. Andrews by : Oliver Horovitz
Download or read book An American Caddie in St. Andrews written by Oliver Horovitz and published by Avery. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A caddie since he was twelve and a golfer sporting a 1.8 handicap, Ollie decides to spend his gap year, pre Harvard, in St. Andrews: a town with the U.K.'s highest number of pubs per capita and home to the Old Course, golf's most famous eighteen holes, where he enrolls in the St. Andrews Links Trust caddie trainee program. Initially, the notoriously brusque veteran caddies treat Ollie like a pest. But after a year of waking up at 4:30 A.M. every morning and looping two rounds a day, Ollie earns their grudging respect. A charming coming-of-age memoir.
Book Synopsis The Caddie Who Played with Hickory by : John Coyne
Download or read book The Caddie Who Played with Hickory written by John Coyne and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there were titanium woods and graphite shafts, golf clubs were made from the wood of hickory trees and had intriguing names like cleek, mashie and jigger. Golf was a game played not with high-tech equipment but with skill, finesse, and creativity. And the greatest hickory player of all time was Walter Hagen---until the day he met a teenage caddie at a country club outside Chicago. America's first touring golf professional, Hagen made (and spent) more prize money than his friends Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey earned from baseball and boxing during the Golden Age of Sports. In this novel, set in the halcyon post-war Midwest of 1946, Hagen comes to historic Midlothian Country Club as the champion he is---but also as a man handicapped by a secret. Waiting for him are two caddies. Harrison Cornell—a onetime rich playboy from the Bahamas—has a past; the other---Tommy O'Shea, a farm boy who caddies at the country club---may have a future . . . but only if he can somehow beat Hagen on the links, in one last game played with hickory. Cornell is a mystery man who appears from nowhere and presents himself as a "looper," a professional caddie. Soon everyone sees that he has a gift---within weeks he has improved the games of dozens of members. Only Tommy O'Shea, his eager pupil, knows Cornell's real motive for coming to the club: his grudge against Walter Hagen, over something that happened during the Second World War in the lovely paradise known as the Bahamas. As the playboy and the farm boy become friends, Harrison teaches Tommy the secrets of playing golf with hickory, along with lessons in life and love. But the shadow of Hagen, and the upcoming match, fall across the Midwest summer, and as the competition nears, Tommy's hopes for the future---and his love for a member's daughter---are threatened when the truth about Harrison's past is revealed. Not until the climax, played out in an exciting shot-for-shot match, will all the questions be answered and all the scores settled. As in his previous novel, The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan, author John Coyne has created a world rich in characters, action, and golf lore---this time including the fascinating history of hickory play. An entertaining, suspenseful read for anyone who loves the game, it is also a book that offers a pure dose of Midwestern soul, written by a new voice in golf literature who has firmly established himself as one of the leaders of the genre. Praise for The Caddie Who Played with Hickory: "A highly entertaining must-read for anyone interested in hickory golf or the history of the game. I loved it!" -- Randy Jensen, 7-time National Hickory Golf Champion "John Coyne knows his golf history, its characters and the game. He spins a story that includes a mysterious character, a hero, a romance, a semi-villain, and a classic golf match into a believable tale." -- Dr. Gary Wiren, noted golf teacher, and former Director of Research and Learning for the PGA of America "The legendary Walter Hagen, Chicago's greatest amateur golfer, Chick Evans, hickory clubs and Chicago's Midlothian Country Club are all featured in this tense story of championship golf and summer romance. John Coyne spins a tale so involving, the reader is in enjoyable suspense about the outcome of every putt." -- Jerry Dudek, Director of Development, Evans Scholars Foundation/Western Golf Association
Book Synopsis The Making of the Masters by : David Owen
Download or read book The Making of the Masters written by David Owen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-03-25 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Played out across the rolling hills, the Masters is the first major golf tournament of the year. Owen tells the story of how this unlikely winter haven became one of the most famed locations on the sporting map. For the millions of fans who dream of April in Augusta, this is the best and most intimate look at golf's ultimate rite of spring. 32 page photo insert.
Book Synopsis Caddie to the Stars by : Dion Kipping
Download or read book Caddie to the Stars written by Dion Kipping and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caddy to the Stars is about the amazing culture and stories that exists amongst the professional caddies in the world golf tours. It's a tale that has never been told before. They stand side by side with the greatest players in the world, guiding them to victory (or not). This book is an insight into a caddie's role and an inside look at the events that transpire on a daily basis on the world circuit. Dion Kipping has caddied for the likes of Aaron Baddeley & Robert Allenby and was caddieing for them when Aaron become the youngest player to win the Australian open & Robert won the Australian Open, PGA & Masters in the same year. He has walked the fairways with Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, jack Nicklaus & many many others. This book is a most read story for any fan of golfing & golfers.
Book Synopsis The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan by : John Coyne
Download or read book The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan written by John Coyne and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan is filled with stories about this golden era of golf and the legendary Ben Hogan. It is a bittersweet novel about golf and growing up, and the strangers we meet along the way who make all the difference in our lives."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis Last of the Big Three Caddies by : John Downing
Download or read book Last of the Big Three Caddies written by John Downing and published by Clearview Press Incorporated. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player are known as the Big Three. Their caddies were Angelo Argea, Earnest "Creamy" Caroline, and Alfred "Rabbit" Dyer. Rabbit is the last of the big three caddies to tell the tales. Take a look inside the ropes with Rabbit and hear his stories that span over fifty years on the PGA tour and twenty of them with the Black Knight. The Metairie Country Club in New Orleans is where Rabbit first caddied professionally for Ben Hogan at the age of ten. He went on to the Southern Swing across America to caddie and win with Tony Lema, Dave Stockton, Charlie Sifford and so many others who became golf's greatest. Rabbit took on apartheid in South Africa with Gary Player only to move on to that much talked about British Open win in 1974 where he was the first black to caddie at St. Annes. Rabbit is truly one of Golf's legends and these are his stories.
Book Synopsis The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National by : Ward Clayton
Download or read book The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National written by Ward Clayton and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Large print edition, Luciole font, size 16] Starting in the 1930s, the Black caddies of Augusta National walked the course with the world's greatest golfers. This book tells their stories, forever entwined with the history of the game. They used nicknames like Stovepipe, Burnt Biscuits, Skillet, Skinny, and Marble Eye. They worked for presidents of the United States, captains of industry, and the greatest golfers in the world. Their real names were Carl Jackson, Willie Perteet, and Matthew Palmer--and they witnessed every great moment, both private and public, at Augusta National beginning in the1930s--from Gene Sarazen's "shot heard 'round the world" to Jack Nicklaus winning a record five of his six Masters. Read why Nicklaus said he wouldn't trade caddie Willie "Pete" Peterson "for a million dollars" and what Willie "Cemetery" Perteet really thought of President Eisenhower's golf game. The Black caddies of Augusta National also endured, in their own ways, the racist social order of the sport and at the same time participated, albeit vicariously, in its many thrills. Ward Clayton documents their stories--history as compelling as the game of golf itself.
Book Synopsis The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National by : Ward Clayton
Download or read book The Legendary Caddies of Augusta National written by Ward Clayton and published by Blair. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in the 1930s, the Black caddies of Augusta National walked the course with the world's greatest golfers. This book tells their stories, forever entwined with the history of the game. They used nicknames like Stovepipe, Burnt Biscuits, Skillet, Skinny, and Marble Eye. They worked for presidents of the United States, captains of industry, and the greatest golfers in the world. Their real names were Carl Jackson, Willie Perteet, and Matthew Palmer--and they witnessed every great moment, both private and public, at Augusta National beginning in the 1930s--from Gene Sarazen's "shot heard 'round the world" to Jack Nicklaus winning a record five of his six Masters. The Black caddies of Augusta National also endured, in their own ways, the racist social order of the sport and at the same time participated, albeit vicariously, in its many thrills. Ward Clayton documents their stories--history as compelling as the game of golf itself.
Book Synopsis Confessions of a Caddie by : Mitchell Mesko
Download or read book Confessions of a Caddie written by Mitchell Mesko and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome readers, I would like to personally introduce you to Confessions of a Caddie. First and foremost, this is a book about the most wonderful sport ever invented. The game of golf. It can be rewarding, joyous, raise your aspirations and self-esteem with one swing!! Then turn on you the next. Like a monster, leaving you shamed, embarrassed, frustrated, ready to quit. As if somehow you had miraculously turned into the notorious Greek statue by Alexandros Venus Di Milo. Golf is a
