Golf For Dummies, 4th Edition

Part I: Welcome to a Mad Great Game.

Chapter 1: Why Play Golf?

Chapter 2: Choosing Your Weapons Wisely.

Chapter 3: Taking Golf Lessons (And Other Sources of Help).

Chapter 4: Getting in Golf Shape.

Chapter 5: Where to Play and How to Fit In.

Part II: Getting Into the Swing.

Chapter 6: Swing Basics.

Chapter 7: Improve Your Move: Refining Your Swing.

Chapter 8: Chipping and Pitching: Short-Game Secrets.

Chapter 9: Putting: The Game Within the Game.

Chapter 10: Bunker Play: It’s Easy (Really!).

Part III: Common Faults and Easy Fixes.

Chapter 11: Did I Do That? Solving Common Problems.

Chapter 12: Beating Bad Breaks and Bad Weather.

Part IV: Taking Your Game Public.

Chapter 13: Step Right Up and Play!

Chapter 14: Rules, Etiquette, and Keeping Score.

Chapter 15: Gamesmanship and Sportsmanship.

Chapter 16: Stepping Up Your Game.

Part V: How to Be a Smart Golf Consumer.

Chapter 17: Watching Golf in Person.

Chapter 18: Golf on TV.

Chapter 19: Getting Your Golf Online.

Chapter 20: Screen Gems: Surveying the Best of Virtual Golf.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 21: Golf’s Ten Commandments.

Chapter 22: Gary’s Ten Favorite Courses.

Chapter 23: Gary’s Top Ten Male Players.

Chapter 24: Gary’s Top Ten Female Players.

Chapter 25: Ten Immor tal Golf Moments.

Part VII: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Golf Talk.

Appendix B: Golf Organizations.

Index.