Shooting for Tiger
Subtitle: how golf's obsessed new generation is transforming a country club sport
By: William Echikson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781586485788
Subjects: American Junior Golf Association; Golf for children; Golf -- United States
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.