Shooting for Tiger: How Golf's Obsessed New Generation Is Transforming a Country Club Sport

by William Echikson

While many parents encourage their children to become the next Einstein or Yo-Yo Ma, some push their kids to become the next Tiger Woods. No longer does an elite, elderly set dominate golf. A new class of driven teenaged players is transforming the game, and a series of high-profile, professionally- run tournaments determine which of these teens have a shot at reaching the top levels. In Shooting for Tiger , William Echikson takes us inside a spirited season of the American Junior Golf Association's elite tournaments. From the fairways, Echikson unveils a fascinating sub kids who have foregone traditional childhoods, families determined to produce champions, and rigorous golf academies devoted to training the world's top prospects. Vividly told, Shooting for Tiger examines the real costs of professionalizing young players and offers an unforgettable portrait of athletic obsession.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published April 16, 2009

Reviews

[Myke · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned from this book that rich kids can get whatever they want. I thought the book was interesting subject matter (i love golf.. duh), and i learned a lot about the AJGA; but i'm not impressed. These kids are doing nothing that any rich little shit can't do with a pushy parent and loads of bank behind them. At the end of the day, all these kids are good, but the ones that are less than rich financially, are the ones that really make it. And none of these little brats have or will be able to touch Tiger, who by the way, never spent his youth at a golf academy. God rich people annoy the shit out of me.

[Brandon Lewis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book, but the grammatical errors and other mistakes really got irritating at times.