Rookie on Tour: The Education of a PGA GolferLife on the PGA Tour is usually seen through the eyes of its stars. But for every Watson or Pavin there are a hundred young men like Carl Paulson. With raw talent, fierce determination, and steady practice, he's managed to find success and victory in the world of professional golf -- but he's also learned that life isn't easy even once you've made it to the PGA Tour. Here he tells the story from behind the scenes: the nitty-gritty of sponsorships, endorsement pools, and priority rankings, Shoney's dinners and pay-per-view motel movies, beers with the boys and long-distance calls home, in a book that reveals the unbearable anxieties, the indescribable joys, the constant competition -- and the maddening, marvelous heart of the game. |
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