Golf For Dummies

Author and CBS television golf analyst Gary McCord is a PGA Senior Tour champion and a golf instructor to many celebrities. Gary possesses tremendous teaching ability and instructs and consults with more than 20 Tour players. With his friend and fellow CBS commentator Peter Kostis, he co-founded the Kostis/McCord Learning Center at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Gary also starred in the Golf For Dummies tutorial DVD.

Foreword. Introduction. Part I: Getting Started: No, You Can't Hit the Ball Yet. Chapter 1: What Is This Thing Called Golf? Chapter 2: Gearing Up. Chapter 3: Do I Need Lessons? Chapter 4: Getting Fit for Golf. Chapter 5: Where to Play and Who to Play With. Part II: You Ain't Got a Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing. Chapter 6: Getting into the Swing of Things. Chapter 7: Refining Your Swing. Chapter 8: Putting: The Art of Rolling the Rock. Chapter 9: Chipping and Pitching. Chapter 10: It's Your Sandbox: Bunker Play. Part III: Common Faults and Easy Fixes. Chapter 11: Typical Problems and Simple Solutions. Chapter 12: How to Beat Bad Luck and Bad Weather. Part IV: Taking Your Game Public. Chapter 13: Ready, Set, Play! Chapter 14: Rules, Etiquette, and Scoring. Chapter 15: Gamesmanship and Sportsmanship. Part V: Golf: It's Electric! Chapter 16: Golf on TV. Chapter 17: Golf on the Web. Chapter 18: Tiger versus Golden Tee: The Best of Virtual Golf. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: Golf's Ten Commandments. Chapter 20: Gary's Ten Favorite Courses. Chapter 21: Gary's Ten Favorite Public Courses. Chapter 22: Gary's Ten All-Time Favorite Male Players. Chapter 23: Gary's Ten All-Time Favorite Female Players. Chapter 24: The (More Than) Ten Worst Golf Disasters. Part VII: Appendixes. Appendix A: Golf Speak. Appendix B: Golf Organizations. Index.