Golf University: Become a Better Putter, Driver, and More―the Smart Way

by Scott Weems

Here is comprehensive advice to excelling on the golf course. Scott Weems goes beyond traditional tips on putting and driving. Divided into four academic years, Scott Weems incorporates the disciplines of physics, math, medicine, sociology, geology, and more to help you improve your game and have more fun on the links

The many lessons that Weems offers

Golf University uses a mixture of research, interviews, and Weems’s own experiences as a scientist and golfer to introduce readers to the latest discoveries in the sport.

Genres: Sports

240 pages, Hardcover

Published May 7, 2019

About the author

Scott Weems’s career began as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served as communications officer onboard the USCGC YOCONA in Kodiak, Alaska. His travels then took him to New Orleans, Boston, Los Angeles, Annapolis, and Little Rock, earning graduate degrees in psychology, education, and creative writing along the way.

He also has a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from U.C.L.A. and once made a little girl cry by telling her that some people go to school until the 26th grade.

In his spare time he whitewater kayaks and plays golf, and occasionally writes about himself in the third person.

Reviews

[Eric Duran-Valle]

Excellently readable, full of both practical advice and fascinating trivia! A joy to read even if you never pick up a golf club in your life.

[Doug]

Good book for advanced golfers. The book offers a variety of opinion on a number of topics. The book provides a hefty number of books on the subject at hand for more information if someone is curious. The book is less about golf tips and focuses on topics such as the mental game, equipment, course, strategies etc. It’s an interesting read for any golf fanatic.

[Connor]

4.5/5 Enjoyed this book, there were multiple chapters (courses) I’d go back and read (study) again. I liked how some of the key themes continued throughout the book as “majors” or “minors” (ie: Psychology, Sociology, Physics, etc.). Read this from the library but may purchase to read again and annotate.