Rookie on Tour: The Education of a PGA Golfer

By Carl Paulson

Most of life's searches tend to be more fascinating than their destinations; the quest for entry into the exclusive club made up of the best competitive golfers in the world is no exception. Every... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425166880
• ISBN13: 9780425166888
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Living a Virtual Rookie PGA Tour Year

This is a good golf book. Unassuming, hardworking golfer who until I read this book, I hadn't heard of. Selected this book on a whim, but really enjoyed it. Believe all golfers would, as it shows what it's like to be a golfer of Carl's caliber and how competitive it really is out there. The narrowness at the top, and how illusive it is to stay there.

Do you Really Wish you could Join the PGA Tour?

I thought it was a great book. It answered so many questions I have always wondered about. How do you really get on the Tour? How do you stay there? What kind of perks are offered to pro golfers? What is the inside life really like? If you play good golf and have always toyed with thoughts of trying to play professionally, this book is for you. Paulson provides those answers plus his own personal experiences in actually doing it all. Great reading. I wish he would write a sequel.

Ever wonder what life is like on the PGA Tour?

I do. This book helps me answer that questions. I learned about some of the inner workings of the tour and how difficult life really is for these players. The other books I have read that say they are an inside view of the tour are written by outsiders and are mainly summaries of the year with a few extra quotes thrown in. Paulson leads us through his mood swings and difficulties as he tries to make it on tour. Worth the read.