Sport - Golf

Humourous poems about golf illustrated by the author.

Fully revised and updated, this is the third edition of the definitive guide to the best gold courses in New Zealand. Superbly illustrated with full-colour photographs, the book includes the 59 best golf courses in the country, grouped into seven regions, each with an introduction describing attractions and other activities in the area.Each entry includes:Golf information and highlights of the courseFacilities offered and green feesCourse statisticsHow to find the course and contact details

A concise, helpful and entertaining guide to the game of golf Golf For Dummiesis a complete golf reference with information specifically for players in Australia and New Zealand. The easy-to-follow instructions ensure you'll improve your game and lower your score. This is a must read for all golfers -- whether you're a beginner or looking to take four shots off your game. Discover how to: * Get out of bunkers first time, every time * Cure the dreaded slice * Hit your drives further * Hole more putts * Improve your short game * Be f... read more

The long weekend is the institution mad keen golfers love: those weekends give them that one extra, glorious day to play. There's only one catch: they don't come around often enough.This book is for every golfer who has ever thought 'Why wait for Easter, Queens Birthday and Labour Weekend, when all those non golfers -- and their fizz boats and mountain bikes -- hit the road? Why not go now? Why not gather up my mates and create my own long weekend of uninterrupted golf and companionship when I damn well feel like it?'Pulling togeth... read more

SpotX Golfing New Zealand is the most comprehensive publication on the market covering all affiliated golf courses in New Zealand. With over 400,000 people playing annually, golfing is one of the largest recreational activities in the country and enjoyed by a wide demographic. Each course reviewed will feature the following: * Course location, address and important contacts * Score cards * Length * Handicap * Index and slope rating * Membership and casual playing conditions * Clubroom fac... read more

The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me Ever since his astonishing victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly, known affectionately on the PGA Tour as "Big 'Un," has enthralled fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and Grip It and Rip It approach to golf - and to life. Long John, usually seen with a Marlboro Light dangling from his lip, is the unchained, unpredictable, unapologetic bad boy of professional golf. "The only rules I follow," JD likes to say, "are the Rules of Golf." Daly's ... read more

Whereas most golf books are stiff, formal and paralysing, Grip It and Sip It will get readers to loosen up and play golf the way it was meant to be played: The John Daly Way. A funny and ribald golf book from the game's most colourful and controversial figure -- and least likely guru. Since his coming-from-nowhere win at the PGA Championship in 1991, John Daly, known affectionately on the PGA tour as the 'Big Un', has enthralled fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and 'grip it and rip it' philosophy of both golf and life... read more

Peter Alliss has been entertaining huge TV audiences for the BBC and ABC in America for many years. In this new anecdotal but thoroughly practical book, Peter Alliss sets out to promote golf as the answer to middle-aged discontentment. Peter Alliss has no difficulty giving compelling reasons as to why golf is the perfect game for adults - breathtaking scenery, fresh air, camaraderie and instant therapy. The author describes how to go about taking up the game, what equipment is necessary to buy and who to contact for lessons. With t... read more

For over half a century, Alistair Cooke was the leading interpreter of America to the rest of the world. In the course of millions of printed and broadcast words, he frequently brought his unique blend of curiosity, wit and perceptive analysis to bear on sporting events on both sides of the Atlantic. Cooke had a lifelong fascination with sports - but of all the sports he witnessed and covered, his first love was always golf, about which nobody has written more brilliantly and more lovingly. Here, gathered together for the first tim... read more

The popular sportswriter and humorist describes his experiences as a caddy for some famous professional and celebrity golfers, offering accounts of his own ineptitude as a caddy and insights into what makes golfers great.

Everyone who plays golf dreams of long drives, below-par scores and holes-in-one. Unfortunately, not everyone succeeds. But there is an easy way for golfers to knock a dozen strokes off their handicap. No, it doesn't require new clubs - just new rules, designed for the game mortals actually play: Bad Golf. Here at last, in one compact, illustrated guide, are 62 of the commonly accepted Mulligans, gimmes, waivers, escape clauses and extenuating circumstances that sensible amateurs have employed for years to level the playing field j... read more

Play better golf, whatever your level. From tee shots and iron play to pitching, chipping and coping with bunkers, find out how to play golf with expert tuition and easy-to-follow photographic sequences. Improve your game with illustrated tests and drills that highlight key technical points. Discover how to fix the 10 most common faults that can creep into your playing, then check your progress with performance charts. Learn about every aspect of golf from buying equipment to rules, etiquette and golfing terms. It's your fast-track... read more

Dr Bob Rotella, author of half a dozen bestselling books on golf, including Golf is Not a Game of Perfect, brings together his skills and years of experience as a golf psychologist to give readers the insight they need to improve their game -- before they ever step up to the tee. At some point in playing the sport, whether they're competing on the professional tour or enjoying a day with their foursome on any public course, every golfer hits a snag in their mental game. Dr Bob shows readers how to emulate Tiger, become more comfort... read more

We know that understanding the past enables us to better comprehend the present and foresee the future. But rarely are we provided with such a clearcut example of this truth than that illustrated by the case of golf and the Old Course. In this insightful and provocative study, Scott Macpherson takes the reader on a journey of discovery from the past to the future. We see not only how early re-modelling of the Old Course changed the very game itself, but also the ways in which the Old Course has accommodated changes to the ball and ... read more

An instruction book for golfers by one of our own New Zealand teaching professionals. This is perfect for the novice and beneficial to golfers of all levels. The book is structured in a way that makes learning easy. Each skill is broken down into four main areas: What you need to know and learn about the set-uo; The hand and arm action; The body action; How to put them all together in play, forming routines, timing, rhythm and tempo. This is a comprehensive approach. It takes golfers through a step-bystep process of learning golf a... read more