Token Chick: A Woman's Guide to Golfing with the Boys

by Cheryl Ladd, Bob Hellman

The actress and golfing enthusiast shares her experiences on the celebrity pro-am tournament circuit, her role as a token woman in a male-dominated world, insights into how women and men approach golf differently, and helpful tips and techniques that she has garnered from some of the best golfers in the world. Reprint.

Genres: Sports

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 2005

Reviews

[Carina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly written. On the very first page of text the author refers to golf as being a "right of passage" in Scotland instead of a rite of passage. I can't believe the book was ghost-written and edited; it's such a pastiche of anecdotes, asides, and cobbled together phrases--an embarrassment, really. The only redeeming feature of the book are the golf tips for women. The book is only worth a browse, not a borrow or buy.

[Anita Harmon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hey it ain't Shakespeare people. It's a good book though. Ms. Ladd shares her love for game of golf and some great stories about the many Pro-Am tournaments she's been in. She shares some helpful hints on how to make your game better and some lovely stories about her travels to Scotland (her husband's Scottish you know) to play the beautiful courses there. I recommend you ready this book if you are a fan of Cheryl or your just learning the game.

[Becky Pergande · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ultimate guide for the beginning chick golfer!!!

[Simone · Rating 4 out of 5]

For any woman who loves golf! For any man, who loves a woman, who loves golf!

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good insight for playing golf with others including men.

[Terra · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect book for women golfers ...

[Lance Lumley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cheryl Ladd, after watching the whole series (you can read my take on my blog at www.lancewrites.wordpress.com) became my favorite on the Tv Show Charlie's Angels, bypassing my original fav Jaclyn Smith. When I found out she wrote a book, I had to seek it out through my library.
The title says it all; it's a golf book filled with tips, photos, and tales about how she and her husband took up the sport, and how she got on the Pro-Am circuits. She writes about many golfer friends she encountered (many times stating them as "cute," which a man prob couldn't get away with in writing in this day, but who knows).
There aren't stories about her acting career, focusing more on golf; Alice Cooper wrote a book years ago called Golf Monster, which combined his career and his golf career, which I wanted to see if this was anything like that.
There is her humor throughout, along with again, plenty of golf tips and photos on glossy pages. I read it in one sitting, and not being a golfer, this is more focused for those who love the sport and not reading about a celeb, which makes Ladd's long-rumored memoir book even more wanted.

[Catherine Curtiss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thinking of taking up golf. A fun read to see what it’s like for an amateur out on the course.