Introduction 1 Part 1: Welcome to Golf 5 CHAPTER 1: Loving a Crazy Old Game 7 CHAPTER 2: Choosing Your Implements of Destruction 17 CHAPTER 3: Learning the Right Way 35 CHAPTER 4: Getting in Golf Shape 47 CHAPTER 5: Knowing Where to Play and How to Fit In 67 Part 2: Getting Into the Swing 77 CHAPTER 6: Swinging from the Ground Up 79 CHAPTER 7: Improving Your Move 107 CHAPTER 8: Teeing Off: It's Showtime! 117 CHAPTER 9: Getting to the Green: Short-Game Secrets 125 CHAPTER 10: Putting: The Game Within the Game 137 CHAPTER 11: Saving Strokes From the Sand 165 Part 3: Nasty Flaws and Easy Fixes . 175 CHAPTER 12: Solving Common Problems 177 CHAPTER 13: Building a Game You Can Rely On 197 CHAPTER 14: Mastering the Mind Game 213 Part 4: You're a Golfer Now! 219 CHAPTER 15: Getting Into the Game 221 CHAPTER 16: Understanding Rules, Etiquette, and Scorekeeping 239 CHAPTER 17: Gambling on Golf: What a Concept! 259 CHAPTER 18: Stepping Up Your Game 267 CHAPTER 19: Networking in the Most Social Game 275 Part 5: Being a Smart Golf Consumer . 281 CHAPTER 20: Following Golf in Person 283 CHAPTER 21: Enjoying Golf Media 291 CHAPTER 22: Hitting the Road Like a Pro 305 CHAPTER 23: Just for Fun: Playing Golf-y Games 313 Part 6: The Part of Tens 319 CHAPTER 24: Golf's Ten Commandments 321 CHAPTER 25: Gary's Ten (or So) Best Courses 325 CHAPTER 26: Gary's Top Ten Male Golfers 331 CHAPTER 27: Gary's Top Ten Female Golfers 335 CHAPTER 28: Gary's Ten Moments of Golf Insanity 339 CHAPTER 29: Gary's Ten Wishes for Your Golf Future 343 Part 7: Appendixes 345 APPENDIX A: Golf Talk 347 APPENDIX B: Golf Resources 371 Index 377.