The Old Man and the Tee: How I Took Ten Strokes Off My Game and Learned to Love Golf All Over Again

The Old Man and the Tee presents one mans hilarious and heartwarming quest to drop 10 strokes from his golf game in a year, using the top teachers, pros, and equipment money can buy.As a kid caddying for his father on the sunburned links of West Texas, Turk Pipkin had dreamed of great achievements in golf. Unfortunately, life got in the way. A lack of talent didnt help much either. It was not until his father passed away that Turk realized hed forgotten his childhood dream and had lost the simple joy hed once found in the game.Deciding that the time for all his pitiful golf excuses was past, Turk embarked upon the golf quest of a lifetime. For twelve months, hed ignore work and other distractions, and dedicate himself to the game. Hed seek instruction from golfs greatest teachers, put the best equipment in his bag, and play the worlds finest courses. His seemingly impossible goal was to take ten strokes off his 16handicap.With lessons from David Leadbetter, Dave Pelz, and Ben Crenshaw, and with spiritual guidance from great old men like Willie Nelson, George Plimpton, and Byron Nelson, Turks epic journey carries him from Pebble Beach to Scotland and back again, where he risks everything on one final round for his father.Follow Turk on the journey of a lifetime, and learn to love golfand life all over again.