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England: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967. 187p, cloth. Greatest teacher of many leading players. More
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Harvey Morrison Penick (October 23, 1904 – April 2, 1995) was an American golf professional and coach, who coached many Hall of Fame players. Late in life, he became a best-selling writer. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002, seven years after his death.Penick was born in Austin, Texas. He began his golf career as a caddy at the Austin Country Club at age eight. He became the club's assistant pro five years later, and after his graduation from high school, was promoted to head professional in 1923, where he remained until 1973. After 1973, Penick continued teaching at the club.
Penick was the golf coach at the University of Texas from 1931 to 1963, coaching the Longhorns to 21 Southwest Conference championships in 33 years, including 20 out of 23 seasons from 1932 to 1954 (1932–38; 1940–47; 1949–52; 1954). He coached the following members of the World Golf Hall of Fame: Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Mickey Wright, Betsy Rawls, and Kathy Whitworth. Other outstanding players coached by Penick include: Sandra Palmer, Judy Kimball, Wes Ellis, Terry Dill, Don Massengale, Rik Massengale, Davis Love, Jr., and Edward White. In 1989, Penick was honored by the PGA of America as Teacher of the Year.
In 1992, he co-authored (with Bud Shrake) Harvey Penick's Little Red Book; filled with insightful, easily understood anecdotes, it became the highest selling golf book ever published. While Penick was a strong all-around teacher of the game, he was perhaps the most gifted instructor of the mental game who ever lived. He advocated that "once you address the ball, hitting it to the desired target must be the only thing in your life. Allow no negative thoughts, and focus on your goal."[1] Penick and Shrake collaborated on four more golf books on similar themes; all sold well. The final three Penick-Shrake books were published after Penick's 1995 death, based on Penick's extensive notes from his lifetime of golf instruction.
During his final illness, he gave lessons from his deathbed to longtime student Ben Crenshaw. The day after serving as a pallbearer at Penick's funeral, Crenshaw began play in the 1995 Masters Tournament. With the memory and spirit of his longtime friend and mentor to guide him, he became the second oldest Masters champion, winning his second Masters at the age of 43. In the post-tournament interview, Crenshaw said: "I had a 15th club in my bag," a reference to Penick. (The "15th club" reference is based on the golf rule that limits a player to carrying 14 clubs during a round.)
Penick died in Austin in 1995. Seven years after his death, in 2002, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
England: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967. 187p, cloth. Greatest teacher of many leading players. More
ca. 1925. Fine example of John Burton's autograph. John Burton (6 December 1903 – 19 October 1973) was an English professional golfer. He was the older brother of Dick Burton, the winner of the 1939 Open Championship. Burton won the 1933 Penfold-Porthcawl Tournament by two strokes from Reg Whitcombe, winning..... More
Carnoustie: Privately published, 2017. 159p. oblong decorative cloth. First Edition. Signed by Author. 175th Anniversary History, beautifully designed book, comprehensive history of the first Carnoustie club. Carnoustie golfers are world wide famed, Stewart Maiden, legendary teacher of Bobby Jones was a Carnoustie pro. More
New York: NYT Special Services, 1990. 285p. Cloth. Foreword by Bob Toski. Kite a pupil of famed teacher Harvey Penick. Long inscription from Kite. More
Arlington, Texas: The Summit Publishing Group, 1995. 175p. 1/4 leather, cloth. foreward by Harvey Penick. D&J N8440. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901. 225p dec.orative cloth. Australian born, Travis was the most successful amateur golfer in the United States during the early 1900s, only taking up the game at 34 years of age, went on to win three US Amateurs and the British Amateur (becoming the first..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. 266p decorative cloth. Australian born, Travis was the most successful amateur golfer in the United States during the early 1900s, only taking up the game at 34 years of age, went on to win three US Amateurs and the British Amateur (becoming the first..... More
Augusta: Augusta National Golf Club, 1995. 80p, dec. leatherette. 19th ed. Edited by George Peper. Ben Crenshaw won his second Masters. The 1995 Masters will go down in history not only for Crenshaw's second win days after his long time teacher and friend Harvey Peninik had passed away, but for..... More
London: Stanley Paul, 1987. 220p. cloth. Biography, Jacob's a one in a million talent, genius teacher, driving force in creating the European tour, Ryder cup stalwart, outstanding player and a Gentleman. Well worth the read. D&J L18280. More