Title: Shooting for Tiger : how golf's obsessed new generation is transforming a country club sport /
Authors: Echikson, William
Publisher: PublicAffairs,
Year: 2009
Subjects: American Junior Golf Association.; Golf for children.; Golf United States
Abstract: "While many parents encourage their children to become the next Einstein or Yo-Yo Ma, some push their kids to become the next Tiger Woods. No longer does an elite, elderly set dominate golf. A new class of driven teenaged players is transforming the game, and a series of high-profile, professionally-run tournaments determine which of these teens have a shot at reaching the top levels. The author takes us inside a spirited season of the American Junior Golf Associations elite tournaments. From the fairways, Echikson unveils a fascinating sub culture: kids who have foregone traditional childhoods, families determined to produce champions, and rigorous golf academies devoted to training the world's top prospects."--Global Books in Print.