Fairways And Dreams

"The game," writes Michael Arkush, "is a rite of passage for the father sharing his expertise with the child he is training for the future--the same child who, almost inevitably, will dethrone him at the first opportunity." All of the 25 professional golfers who relate their tales of golf life with Dad eventually did out-drive, out-chip, and out-putt their old men, but all acknowledge appreciatively the essential roles their fathers played in the journey, and it is to them that they offer homage. Interestingly, the lasting legacies go beyond the essentials on grip and stance: it is the intangibles that fly the course from tee to green here. Jack Nicklaus thanks his father for instilling self-confidence; Arnold Palmer praises his father for teaching him how to lose; Amy Alcott is grateful that her father let her know the only barriers in her way were those of her own making; Calvin Peete extols his father's insistence that he be a leader, not a follower. If Fairways and Dreams fairly overdoses on its own inspiration and sweetness, that's its intention; you'll find testimonials worth respecting, and lessons worth learning and remembering. --Jeff Silverman

An unlikely turn of events inspires Davey Neilson to become one of the most highly regarded caddies in professional golf. Growing up in a small town north of Melbourne, he enters the world of golf almost by accident. He possesses a remarkable intuition and emotional intelligence, both of which help to propel him to the top of golfand enrich the lives of those around him. In a series of tales narrated by his closest friend, Dave demonstrates almost supernatural abilities over the course of an extraordinary career. He holds deeply ingrained values and principles that face continual challenges throughout his career and his life, yet he rises above these setbacks to serve as an example for those around him. His story provides simple yet powerful lessons as he evolves from an observer and learner to a teacher and mentor, sharing knowledge about how the right state of mind can improve anyones performance and quality of life. This novel explores the power of having a caddy figure in ones life to serve as a mentor, guide, protector, psychologist, manager, and friend.

Lauren St John fell in love with golf quite by accident at the age of 18, after allowing herself to be talked into watching a friend play. Four years later, she wrote the first book to venture behind the scenes on the European Tour, Shooting at Clouds - a moving and powerful portrait of life on the professional circuit. Now, Fairway Dreams gives the low-down on the world's greatest golfers, with love, humour and a healthy degree of scepticism. It combines the best of Lauren St John's writing and includes chapters on epic Masters showdowns, World No. 1 Tiger Woods, the incredible Laura Davies, Nick Faldo, Greg Norman and Europe's top player Colin Montgomerie. So far inside the Tour that you'll walk away with grass stains, Fairway Dreams is the golf book you simply can't afford to be without.

This novel is a story of two different loves from a young individual by the name of Daxton Gainnes. Daxton is a single man in his lower twenties living in a small town in Arizona called Show Low. Golf is the only thing he has in life and loves every second of it, until one day he is convinced to move to Phoenix Arizona to enroll at Arizona State University. Everything is moving nice and slow in his life until he meets Shirley Moreno, a Hispanic girl who is better at golf than he is. He slowly gives up his dreams to play golf collegiately and professionally in order to help Shirley with her own dreams. Just like all relationships, Daxton and Shirley's relationship has its difficulties. Shirley has an ex-boyfriend, Kevin, that does not believe he and Shirley ever separated, even though she has made it known to him countless times. Kevin does all he can to make Daxton's life miserable and succeeds several times. However, such as real life, a heart has a way of overlooking pain and misery for true love, even if it is just for one summer and Daxton pushes through the hard times just to be with Shirley. The majority of Fairways and Dreams takes place in Phoenix Arizona, where a tender relationship begins to blossom. Shirley and Daxton spend every day together to help Shirley practice for an upcoming two-day tournament, where the winner of the tournament receives her LPGA card for a year. Daxton is more than ecstatic when Shirley asks him to be her caddie for the tournament. Kevin has other ideas about where Daxton should be and makes it known to him.

There's something about rivers that inspires dreams, especially one like Virginia's historic James River. Where dreams dwell, however, dark secrets and dashed hopes often lurk. Just ask Russell Curry, recently retired family doctor for Charles City County, Virginia--a land of plantations, patriotism, and poverty. The story Doc Curry finally permitted himself to reveal involves a colorful collection of local characters who once shared the same stretch of the James, though decidedly not the same dreams.

"Fear of any kind is the number-one enemy of all golfers, regardless of ball-striking and shot making capabilities." - Jack Nicklaus Golf is supposed to be fun! But many people who play don't see it that way. Many golfers, after having spent countless dollars and hours on the sport, find them selves having too many negative thoughts, limited beliefs, and other foolish self-sabotaging behaviors. Is there any hope to this kind of madness? I get so nervous and scared? I end up choking and "throwing up" all over myself? I can't seem to control my demons? I get angry and often beat myself up? Sometimes I can't even hit the broadside of a barn? I never seem to get any better? Let renowned mental golf coach Rand Marquardt show you how he went from a frustrated, misaligned ten-handicap golfer to a more confident, connected one-handicap golfer in just one summer-and how you can do it too! Don't spend another day being angry, afraid, or frustrated again. Instead, learn to play golf more often in The Zone and how to harness and expand your inner wisdom by going with the flow along THE FAIRWAY OF LIFE.

Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Florida Nonfiction Florida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau Book Award A leading Florida historian explores one of the state’s most consequential eras It was a time of stunning episodes of boom and bust, an era of extremes, a decade of historic changes that point to Florida’s future. In this book, eminent historian Gary Mormino illuminates early twenty-first-century Florida and its connections to some of the most significant events in contemporary American history. Following Mormino’s milestone work Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams, which details the dynamic history of Florida from 1950 to 2000, Dreams in the New Century explores the state’s tumultuous next chapter, a period that included the Bush v. Gore election, 9/11, the housing bubble and Great Recession, and the election of Barack Obama. During these years the Elián González story engrossed the country, Tim Tebow rose to football fame, and Donald Trump became a Florida celebrity. From hurricanes to Ponzi schemes, red tides, climate change, the “Stand-Your-Ground” gun law, demographic diversity, and more, Florida offered nonstop news fodder that reflected its extraordinary internal trends and its importance in the nation. As Mormino shows, Florida is a place of deep conflicts—North and South, liberal and conservative, newcomer and local, growth and conservation—with histories that can be traced back centuries. In 2000‒2010, Mormino argues, these tensions collided to produce a “Big Bang” that will continue to resonate in years to come. Mormino takes stock of this crucible of change and explains the social, cultural, and political intricacies of a state the world struggles to understand. Dreams in the New Century unravels Florida’s complicated recent history in a gripping, informative, and fascinating narrative.

Peer beyond the high, thick hedges of Augusta National Golf Club for an intimate, entertaining glimpse of the classic cathedral that is home to golf's most venerable, unique event. In this newly-revised edition of Tales from Augusta’s Fairways, Jim Hawkins and Robert Hartman capture all the power and passion that have inspired golfers to flock to Georgia for generations. From Gene Sarazen's 1935 double-eagle that put Augusta National on the map, to Tiger Woods's Grand Slam victory in 2001, from the tragic collapses of Greg Norman and Jordan Spieth to the heart-warming story of Jose Maria Olazabal, Tales from Augusta’s Fairways takes an inside look at a course that has changed the game. Readers will share the dream with Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts, walk the green with Jack Nicklaus, take a swing with Arnold Palmer, and putt with thousands of hopefuls who have made the Masters the most revered, most prestigious golf tournament in the world. Without a doubt, this is a must-have for any golf fan.