Golf For Dummies

Gary McCord is a PGA Senior Tour champion and commentator for CBS Sports. Alicia Harney is travel and lifestyle editor for IPC UK's Golf Monthly magazine.

Foreword. Introduction. Part I: Getting Started - No, You Can't Hit the Ball Yet. Chapter 1: What Is Golf? Chapter 2: The Fore! Fathers of Golf. Chapter 3: The Gear of Golf. Chapter 4: Getting and Staying in Golf Shape. Chapter 5: Should I Get a Formal Education? Chapter 6: Where to Play and Who to Play With. Part II: You Ain't Got a Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing. Chapter 7: Getting into the Swing of Things. Chapter 8: Developing Your Own Swing. Chapter 9: Putting: The Art of Rolling the Ball. Chapter 10: Chipping and Pitching. Chapter 11: It's Your Sandbox: Sand Play. Part III: Special Shots, Conditions, and Considerations. Chapter 12: How Tough It Is: The Weird and Wonderful Shots. Chapter 13: Common Faults and How to Fix Them. Part IV: Taking Your Game Public. Chapter 14: Ready, Set, Play! Chapter 15: Rules, Etiquette, and Scoring. Chapter 16: Gamesmanship or Good Tactics? Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 17: Ten Timeless Golf Tips. Chapter 18: Alicia's Ten Excellent Courses for Beginners. Chapter 19: Alicia's Ten Favourite European Courses. Chapter 20: Gary's Top Ten Favourite Male Players. Chapter 21: Gary and Alicia's Top Ten Favourite Female Players. Chapter 22: The (More Than) Ten Most Horrendous Golf Disasters. Part VI: Appendixes. Appendix A: Golfspeak. Appendix B: Golf Organisations. Index.