Introduction; Why Golf? History; The Golfing Revolution; Recent History; Worldwide Game; Benefits of Golf; Where to Play; Municipal Golf; Private Clubs; Golf Clubs; History and memorabilia; Variety; Best Buys; Golf Balls; Golf Accessories; Clothing, shoes and rainwear; Bags, tees and markers; Gloves, trolleys and headcovers; The Swing; Intro; Grip; Stance; Backswing; Hitting area; Woods and Irons; One to four woods; Five to nine woods; Long irons; The Tees; Different Tees; Playing from the tee; Playing smart & Fairway woods; Using an Iron; The Fairway; Fairway Wood or Iron? Uphill/Downhill lie; Ball Below/above the feet; Divot; The Clubs; 7-iron to wedge; Wedge; Putting - the black art; 7 to 9 irons - technique; 7 to 9 irons - when to use and how far to hit; 7 to 9 irons - playing from a divot/heavy rough/flying lie; Pitching; General technique; Pitching over a bunker; Bermuda rough; Pitching from a divot/bare lie; The shank; The flop shot; Practice tips; Chipping; General technique; Pitching v Chipping; Buried lie; Behind bunker/fringe of green; Which club to chip with? Alternatives; Practice tips; Bunkers; Different types of bunkers and sand General technique; Uphill/downhill bunkers; Fried egg/footprint lies; Wet sand; Putting; Choosing a putter; General technique; Putting grips; Reading greens; The putter - your flexible friend; Alternative putting; The yips; Troubleshooting; The Myths of Golf; The Mental Game; The Rough; Trees; Hazards; Fairway Bunker; Off a path; Water; Out of Bounds; Deliberate Slice/Fade; Deliberate hook/pull; Restricted backswing; Restricted follow-through; Practice; Where to practice; Essential practice drills; Good Warm up exercises; Distance Judgement; Using Yardage charts and sprinklers; Using Your eyes; Rules, Etiquette and Scoring; Rules: history and background; The basic rules; Essential etiquette; Slow play; Scoring: Foursomes, fourball, handicap etc; Scoring: Par, bogey, eagle, etc; Glossary; Index
