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Teeing Off : Players, Techniques, Characters, Experiences, and Reflections from a Lifetime Inside the Game.
Title:
Teeing Off : Players, Techniques, Characters, Experiences, and Reflections from a Lifetime Inside the Game.
Author:
Bowden, Ken.
ISBN:
9781617498350
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (268 pages)
Contents:
Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Jack Nicklaus -- Introduction -- Part I: Players -- 1: My Greatest of the Greats -- 2: Interviewing the "Wee Ice Mon" -- 3: Hogan at Work -- 4: The Nicklaus Psyche-The Man -- 5: The Nicklaus Psyche-The Golfer -- 6: The Bear Up Close and Personal -- 7: "Only a Game" -- 8: Golf's Ultimate Pro -- 9: The Greatest Round Ever Played? -- 10: Golf's First Great Non-Brit or Yankee -- 11: Señor Magical Mercurial -- 12: "It Was Genius" -- 13: Good for the Kidneys -- 14: Mr. Generosity -- 15: No More Great Rivalries? -- 16: "The Stupid Nature of the Idiot Game" -- 17: Major Championship Quiz -- Part II: Technique -- 18: At Last! -- 19: A Form of Masochism! -- 20: Searching for Golf's Holy Grail -- 21: Working with Britain's "Dr. Golf" -- 22: "Mighty Mouse" -- 23: "One and Indivisible" -- 24: The Secret -- 25: Published Instruction: Garbage or Gold? -- 26: "Once You've Had 'Em, You've Got 'Em!" -- 27: Great Pupils Sure Help -- 28: My Best-Ever (Temporary!) Swing Fix -- 29: Power -- 30: Improving -- 31: On "Gimmes" -- 32: "It's Like Sex, Old Boy" -- 33: Too Difficult? -- Part III: Characters -- 34: "Let the Bugger Go!" -- 35: Stars: "Proximity Breeds Disenchantment" -- 36: A Literary Genius's Darker Side -- 37: Working with Mr. Roberts -- 38: "Like Stalin Ruled Russia" -- 39: Ultimate Devotion -- 40: Mr. Roberts Signs Off -- 41: Characters or Jackasses? -- 42: 007 -- 43: Scottish Loopers -- 44: Churchill on Golf -- 45: "Well, If You Were to…" -- 46: "Just Too Damn Frustrating" -- Part IV: Experiences -- 47: Whine at Your Peril -- 48: Touches of Scotland -- 49: Premonition -- 50: Memorial Highs…and Lows -- 51: Showbiz Golf -- 52: Coming to America -- 53: Conning an English Rose -- Part V: Reflections -- 54: "To Hell with 'Em!" -- 55: Absurd Penalties -- 56: Married to the Game -- 57: Golf's Battle of the Sexes.

58: Treat 'Em Right -- 59: "Sandbaggers" -- 60: "Vanity" Handicaps -- 61: The Equality Quest -- 62: Racism in Golf -- 63: All About Money? -- 64: Dream Living? -- 65: Beware Politics -- 66: Golf Club Discipline -- 67: Carts -- 68: Masters Course Bad for Golf? -- 69: Overboard U.S. Open Setups-Boring! -- 70: Tour Golf's Darker Sides -- 71: "Team Spirit" -- 72: Media Mauling -- 73: "Lip-Flap" -- 74: Golfer Speak -- 75: The Joys of "Spectating" -- 76: Equipment Cost and Confusion -- 77: Bomb and Gouging versus Powder-Puffing -- 78: Unimportant -- 79: No D-Average Golfers Allowed -- 80: Why So Popular -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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