It's Only a Game
by Jackie Burke, Guy Yocom
Reverberating with the straight-talking Texas wisdom that could only come from Jackie Burke, It’s Only a Game will bring the words of this venerable sage to everyone who loves the links. Spiced with anecdotes from a long and illustrious career, this stirring book features pithy insights on the nature of competition and the erosion of amateur play. Burke goes on the record about profit-minded equipment manufacturers and self-promoting golf gurus. His provocative topics include insight into why the 2004 U.S. Ryder Cup team suffered its worst defeat ever (Burke was a cocaptain), the alarmingly high cost of playing public and resort courses, country clubs that stress cosmetic appearances over the playing of the game, and a host of other topics. He also provides no-nonsense, time-tested secrets for improving anyone’s golf game, based not on shallow “tips” but on a well-rounded, sensible approach to the game that he began developing before the Great Depression.
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It's Only a Game: Words of Wisdom from a Lifetime in Golf
by Burke, Jackie; Yocom, Guy
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- 2006
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It's Only a Game: Words of Wisdom from a Lifetime in Golf
by Burke, Jackie; Yocom, Guy
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- Published
- 2006-03-23
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- Hardcover
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- 9781592401161
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