Golf For Women: Easy-to-follow Instruction from Pro Golf's Leading Tournament Winner [Paperback]

Kathy Whitworth (Author), Patty Berg (Introduction), Rhonda Glenn (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1992

Women golfers will find the ideal teacher in Kathy Whitworth, winner of eighty-eight professional tournaments--more than any woman or man in golf history. In Golf for Women, she shares her theories, skills, and experiences derived from over 30 years of playing and teaching.

Illustrated with 120 instructional photographs, Golf for Women is simple enough for a beginner, but offers advice and techniques that advanced players can use. Each chapter cover a specific fundamental or shot, taking the reader from tee to green in an orderly fashion.

Topics include:
The fundamentals of the Golf Swing: Grip, alignment, stance hand positions and more
Driving: how to add distance without slicing the ball
The mystery of Long Iron Play: tips on a difficult shot
"Trouble shots" and how to play them
Chipping, Bunker Shots and Putting

Editorial Reviews

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A splendidly written, detailed, well-illustrated book from Whitworth, professional golf's all-time tournament winner with 88 wins. Golf books for women have not been published too frequently. Among the notable golf books are the great "Babe" (Di drikson) Zaharias's Championship Golf (LJ 7/48), Patty Berg (who wrote the for ward to this book) and Tom Cox's Golf Illustrated (LJ 7/50), and Nancy Lopez and Tom Wade's Nancy Lopez's The Complete Golfer (Contemporary Bks., 1989). Whitworth's effort covers everything from fundamentals to more delicate finesse shots. She demonstrates strokes not usually treated in the "swings the thing" and tee to green approach: the proper use of the left side, legwork, tempo, chipping; and she covers golf cliches, bad weather play, and "thinking" strategy. Concise checklists follow each chapter to allow the reader to review salient points. Whitworth concludes with a chapter on "Knowing Patty Berg" and an evaluative salute to "Wright, Nicklaus, Snead, Hagge, Lopez, and Friends." A grand purchase for any golfing nook.
- Eugene J. Millich, formerly with Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Kathy Whitworth is one of the greatest women golfers to have ever played the game. I am sure that all golfers will benefit from the experiences she shares about her knowledge in Golf for Women." --Jack Nicklaus

"Golf for Women is not only an excellent 'how-to' book but a wonderful personal history of the early days on the LPGA tour." --Mickey Wright

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (January 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312069847
• ISBN-13: 978-0312069841
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,580,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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