Sports Golf

If you're planning to visit Thailand to play golf or already in the country, then this book covers all you need to enjoy your round. The audiobook is divided into four sections: planning your trip, before your round, during your round, and after your round. It covers everything you need to know about golf in Thailand. Having previously worked for Europe's largest golf travel company, the author is now living in Thailand so knows the ins and outs of the golf travel business and how things actually work in Thailand.

Here’s how you can turn that golf-learning process into an enjoyable time! Let’s be honest. Learning how to golf can be really intimidating. Particularly for a golf beginner, the world of golfing can present it in such a complicated and chaotic way. Other times, it seems deceivingly simpler than it actually is. For example, many people believe that golfing simply means throwing a ball and putting it in a hole. As you know, that’s far from the actual truth, as the truth is much more complicated than that.

My name is Danial Naqvi and I am a teenager with a big dream and determined ambitions. I study Human Geography at Queen Mary University of London and hope to inspire a generation to assist an unrepresented society in the global sphere. I have played golf for 12 years and gained a rather unique insight into the game. I have a passion for explaining the psychology of golf to anyone who wants to hear it, that's how you can improve. Between golf and university, I enjoy writing freelance for companies and hanging out with friends.

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to make that elusive perfect golf swing every time.

Joel Dahmen overcame the loss of his mother to cancer only to fight the disease himself. Through it all, he was a survivor and never lost sight of his dream of playing on the PGA Tour. In August 2016, Dahmen gained the right to chase the dream for real, but learned quickly that staying on the tour may be harder than getting there. Geno Bonnalie is also a dreamer who lives life with a special zest. He believes in Joel so much that he gave up a safe and secure lifestyle to become his caddie. Together, the two small-town kids face an uphill battle seeking success on golf’s biggest stage.

In this hilariously funny essay collection, former ESPN columnist Rick Reilly com­piles the best of his sports columns - essays that include his expert opinion on athlete tattoos, NFL cheerleaders, and even running with the bulls in Pamplona.

Are you stuck in a love/hate relationship with golf? Many golfers can tell you all about how frustrating and difficult golf can be. Many times asking themselves why they even play the game in the first place. Why do I waste my money? I never seem to get any better. But, maybe you’re looking at it all wrong.

Your unconscious mind knows how to hit a golf ball perfectly every time, so all I need to do is show you how to put yourself in the right state of mind. I'm going to show you how to trigger peak performance every single time you pick up your golf club and help you drop your handicap down. I will also give you course management tips that I have learned over the years and discuss how important playing smart golf is.

Famous, successful golfers including Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Tiger Woods are aware that golf isn't an almost mindless sport; golfing enthusiasts worldwide and participants of minor and major golf tournaments can agree. It requires skill and mentality - regardless of the common misconception that to play a round or two, all it takes is securing top-of-the-line golf balls, golf clubs, tees, and other equipment, and finding a great golf course.

A classic volume of ruminations on the greatness of golf. Michael Pardy uses his poetry superpower to amplify the joy he finds in golf. The more you enjoy something, the more you do it, and the better you get.

An aspiring professional golfer finds himself back on his reservation after he misses the cut at Q School, only to find himself on the wrong side of the law. It is then that he discovers a group of young rebellious golfers who share his passion for the game. The rebellious junior golfers eventually form a bond through competition, understanding, and respect, as their young comrade, Cole Arnold, is tragically killed in an auto accident. (Based on true events)

At 20, Tiger Woods made his debut in a Nike commercial. “Hello, World,” he said. “Are you ready for me?” The world was ready. His handlers kept a tight rein on the private superstar, carefully controlling his media coverage. Although everyone recognizes Tiger Woods, his true character has remained a mystery.

Iconic humorist Dan Jenkins bring his matchless sense of hilarity to this riotous send-up of professional golf. Forty-something sportswriter Jack Brannon is bored to tears with the men's tour. So he decides to check out Ginger Clayton, the hot, new franchise babe on the ladies' links. Things get interesting in a hurry, as it becomes clear somebody wants the gorgeous superstar disqualified for good.

Tom Callahan has written the seminal book on golfing great Tiger Woods. Callahan, commonly regarded as one of the best all-round sports writers in the country, has followed Tiger around the world of golf for more than seven years, enjoying a certain access to the man and his family. He even went so far as to travel to Vietnam to learn the fate of the South Vietnamese soldier who was Earl Wood's best friend during the war - and his son's namesake.

The book is a guided mental conditioning script aimed at improving golf performance through deep relaxation and positive reinforcement. It repeatedly uses the word “relax” as a trigger to release stress and eliminate mental and emotional blocks that may hinder one’s golf game. The script encourages the listener to visualize success, focus their mind, and align their body for consistent and accurate swings. It addresses all aspects of the game—from technique and club use to emotional control and self-image—promoting confidence, clarity, and peak performance.

Golfers know that golf includes dramatic, heart-breaking, frustrating, exhilarating, and humorous moments — sometimes during the same round of golf. Often sprinkled with some exaggeration, these stories are not just tales but personal experiences. Shared and re-told at gatherings of friends and family, they weave a tapestry of camaraderie and shared moments.

"Golf Unveiled" is your go-to guide for unlocking the benefits of golf, mastering equipment essentials, refining fundamental techniques, and perfecting your swing. Dive into the intricacies of the mental game, gain strategic insights into course management, and elevate your short game prowess.

Golf resorts - it's a specialized niche for a savvy group that knows what it wants. What they want is golf, so the Nicols have devoted pages of attention to yardage and par, green fees, and special course features for hundreds of golf courses in the Caribbean. But there are other factors to consider as well, because the point here is to take a vacation, a golf vacation, where you get to luxuriate in your scenic vistas, eat your sumptuous meals, and play your 18 holes, too.

Dan Jenkins, sports novelist and writer for Golf Digest, continues the story of Bobby Joe Grooves in Slim and None.

The aging pro-golfer is now 44, and he just has to win a major this time around. Since the days when golfing was done with a shepherd's crook, only seven men have won a major after the age of 44. Bobby Joe figures his chances are slim and none.

Bill Pennington, the voice of the everyday golfer, has traveled the globe in search of golf’s essentials - those basic principles, those ultimate truths (and, who are we kidding, any trick or quick fix he can pick up along the way) that will improve anyone’s game. He has consulted elite golf instructors as well as countless caddies, groundskeepers, parking lot attendants, and bartenders. He has played rounds with Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam, and Justin Timberlake. He has spoken with psychiatrists, economists, and Zen masters.