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Rookie on Tour | 
 enlarge | Author: Carl Paulson
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1642156
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0425166880
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352092
EAN: 9780425166888
ASIN: 0425166880
Publication Date: March 1, 1999
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Amazon.com Review
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 golfer faces doubt and despair--they are as much a part of the game as woods and irons. But there is something just that much more doubtful and despairing about the game for those for whom the flag is just a tantalizing, agonizing, wedge away. Paulson, a former All-American at South Carolina, has shuttled between the rarefied air of the PGA Tour and the terrifying trenches of Q-School, and he recounts his journey--the small triumphs like shooting a 62 at the 1995 Disney Golf Classic, the frustrating heartbreaks, and all those nights along the way in cheap motels wondering if it's actually worth it--with candor and equanimity. Time, he knows, is running out on him. "I have always been fortunate," he admits, "that I have never been obsessed with making it to the very top. I have always focused on making the transition to the next level." Interestingly, it's his very level-headedness that may, in the end, keep him a few club-lengths from hitting his dream in regulation. --Jeff Silverman
Product Description
Life on the PGA Tour is usually seen through the eyes of its stars. But for every Watson or Pavin there are a hundred young men like Carl Paulson. With raw talent, fierce determination, and steady practice, he's managed to find success and victory in the world of professional golf--but he's also learned that life isn't easy even once you've made it to the PGA Tour. Here he tells the story from behind the scenes: the nitty-gritty of sponsorships, endorsement pools, and priority rankings, Shoney's dinners and pay-per-view motel movies, beers with the boys and long-distance calls home, in a book that reveals the unbearable anxieties, the indescribable joys, the constant competition--and the maddening, marvelous heart of the game.
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 Some great insights, but monotonous at times January 24, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Paulson's book is a wonderful example of life on tour; however, there are too many shot-by-shot (blow-by-blow?) descriptions of individual tournaments. I found interesting Paulson's description of the differences between the mini tours and the big time (notably pressure, casualness of players, social interaction) and I enjoyed his descriptions of his first year on the tour. Unfortunately, after he failed to keep his card after his first year, the story becomes the same, albeit much more knowledge gained for our hero. I guess I was expecting more description about what life held for him out there that first year, not play-by-play. Overall, I enjoyed the book because it is easy reading and thoroughly enjoyable, but (much like Tracy Stewart's book about her late, great husband), simply written. For a much better read on getting on the tour and keeping your card, I recommend Q School Confidential, by David Gould.
 Living a Virtual Rookie PGA Tour Year January 13, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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? August 23, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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? March 23, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
 A rather shallow timeline of a golfers 2 years on tour. April 7, 1998
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I found the book to be very shallow in its view on the inner workings or life on the tour. It seamed to be more of a quick diary of Paulson's daily play on Tour. There was a lot of "I shot 74 but if I putted it would have been 70", but very little was written of other players, caddies, agents, equiptment reps, etc., and how they played into his time on the tour. I guess I was looking for a lot more than what the book delivered.
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