Harvey Penick : The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf Hardcover - 2016
by Robbins, Kevin
- Used
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Details
- Title Harvey Penick : The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf
- Author Robbins, Kevin
- Binding Hardcover
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Date 2016-04
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 14988674-6
- ISBN 9780544148499 / 0544148495
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.5 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 16.51 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Golf coaches - United States, Penick, Harvey
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015037555
- Dewey Decimal Code B
From the jacket flap
Millions of people were charmed by the homespun golf advice dispensed inHarvey Penick s Little Red Book, a sports classic that went on to become the best-selling sports book of all time. Yet beyond the Texas golf courses where Penick happily toiled for the better part of eight decades, few people knew the self-made golf pro who coaxed the best out of countless greats Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Betsy Rawls, Mickey Wright all champions who considered Penick their coach and lifelong friend.
InHarvey Penick, Kevin Robbinstells the story of this legendary steward of the game. From his first job as a caddie at age eight to his ascendance to head golf pro at the esteemed Austin Country Club to his playing days when he competed with Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen to his mentorship of some of golf s finest players, Penick studied every nuance of the game. Along the way, he scribbled his observations and anecdotes, tips and tricks, and genuine love of the sport in his little red book, which ultimately became a gift to golfers everywhere.
Part elegy to golf s greatest teacher, part inquiry into his simple, impactful teachings, part history of golf over the past century, Harvey Penickis an exquisitely written sports biography.
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Media reviews
Citations
- Kirkus Reviews, 01/15/2016, Page 0
- Library Journal, 03/15/2016, Page 113
