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A year ago, Travis McKinley, an unknown golfing amateur, shocked the world by winning the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach. Now he's famous, he makes his living playing the game he loves, and everything should be perfect. Still Travis can't shake the feeling that he's a fraud, an imposter who doesn't deserve his success - and after a series of disappointments and, to be honest, personal screw-ups, he might just prove himself right. A shot at redemption...

A record-setting professional golfer outlines his offbeat, fun-oriented philosophy to golf play, discussing such challenges as high winds, limited practice times, and playing with hangovers.

"Every golf game begins with the swing, and no two are identical. Years ago, however, Brandel Chamblee, the highly regarded Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour professional, noticed that the best players of all time have shared similar positions in each part of the swing, from the grip and setup to the footwork, backswing, and follow-through. Since then, Chamblee, a student of game’s history, has used scientific precision and thoroughness to...

"The task facing Steve Stricker at the 2021 Ryder Cup was enormous. It was his job, as the American captain, to stare down almost 40 years of Ryder Cup history, break a pattern of home losses that had persisted almost as long, and reverse the tide of European dominance in one of golf's most tense and emotional events. This was the epitome of a must-win, but it was also something more--in the entire 93-year history of the event, no American side had...

The author describes the greatest rounds of golf he's ever seen, the funniest things said on a golf course, the rivalries on tour and in the press box, and the game's most absurd moments.

Playing golf on Christmas Day, Travis McKinley, 50, has a Zen-like vision and suddenly he is playing like a pro, which is a godsend because he has just been fired from his job, writing jingles for McDonald's and needs money. His golfing career zooms, but his marriage hits the skids. Still, it all turns out well in the end.

The renowned instructor behind elite pros such as Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh shows golfers how to conquer the 10 shots they fear the most with confidence.

Based on the 1913 U.S. Open golf championship-at which two equally sympathetic young men, both of whom grew up economically and socially disadvantaged, go club to club in one of the most exciting and dramatic athletic events of the 20th century.