Title:
Golf's holy war : the battle for the soul of a game in an age of science
Author:
Edition:
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2020.
©2020
Physical Description:
xix, 248 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781476707594
Abstract:
The world of golf is at a crossroads. As technological innovations displace traditional philosophies, the golfing community has splintered into two deeply combative factions: the old-school teachers and players who believe in feel, artistry, and imagination, and the technical minded who want to remake the game around data. In Golf's Holy War, Brett Cyrgalis takes readers inside the heated battle playing out from weekend hackers to PGA Tour pros.
Contents:
The two central texts -- Golf and religion -- Tiger Woods and dualism -- Science in Slidell, Louisiana -- Babe Ruth and teaching's evolutionary jump -- Technology for profit -- The art of architecture -- William James and the birth of sports psychology -- On learning: the essential disconnect -- Hogan -- Oregon and string theory.
Language:
English
