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Golf Girl's Little Tartan Book: How to Be True to Your Sex and Get the Most from Your Game by Patricia Hannigan (30-Mar-2010) Hardcover Hardcover

by Patricia Hannigan (Author)

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Play like a girl! A female golf writer offers tips, inspiration, and laughs for women who want to excel at the sport. Golf blogger Patricia Hannigan has a driving to get each of her thousands of female followers to play like a girl. That, she insists, is just the way for a woman to excel at golf—and, every bit as important, to have a lot of fun doing so. A witty and wise departure from oh-so-predictable instructional guides, Golf Girl’s Little Tartan Book doesn’t focus only on technique. Hannigan also writes about attitude and the mental game, demonstrating how a gal who’s passionate about golf can use her womanly style to her distinct advantage on the course. From teeing off (don’t be coy about using those red tees) to getting teed off (don’t be timid about throwing the occasional tantrum), Hannigan entertainingly dispenses advice that’s sure to be useful to any woman intent on securing membership in the “boys’ club” called golf.

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Stewart, Tabori and Chang
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B013PREXKM

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Patricia Hannigan

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Patricia Hannigan's blog, "Golf Girl's Diary," was one of the first independent golf blogs edited by a woman and is now among the most popular golf blogs on the Internet. She has written for a number of golf lifestyle and travel publications and has appeared on Inside Edition and Good Morning America. In the wake of the Tiger Woods scandal Hannigan has become a go-to voice for the female perspective on gender issues in golf.

Her company "Golf Girl Media," counts top professional golfers, golf courses and golf apparel designers as clients, and supports a number of charitable causes connected to golf. Hannigan lives in Danbury, CT.

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80s Fan

A "must have" for female golfers!

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2011

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Since I'm a beginning golfer, this little book was like a breath of fresh air to encourage me. Helped me understand terminology, but more importantly helped me understand it's OK to have fun -it's not always about being competitive. It helped me to know that it's about not giving up in the beginning but perservering. It's also about not being afraid to be your own feminine self out there. I think female golfers will love it, no matter how expert they are. It would make a great gift for a friend or relative who golfs. Very fun!

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Princess Emzor

Less about technique and more about what it’s like being a female golfer

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020

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I had so many ah ha moments reading this book. Patricia perfectly explains what it’s like to play with men, and this book has upped my confidence tenfold.
It’s definitely an older book, some things could be taken the wrong way in the new PC world, but I loved it.

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Doodleberk

Easy breezy read short on substance

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2012

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This is an easy breezy read that flows like a blog post. I was looking for more substance - delightful but not overall very helpful.

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Katie

leave the tartan at home

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2012

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if you're one of those golfers who's more interested in looking cute on the course, with little interest in perfecting your game, then this is the book for you. I understand that a lot of this was meant to be tongue in cheek, and believe me I've had my share of those days when I want to look stylish, but I just couldn't take it seriously. If you've ever been in the position of being the only "girl" in a foursome of the good-old- boys club, this really isn't going to do you any good.
If you're interested in taking golf seriously, you should check out 'Even Par' by leslie andrews.

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2012

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This book is really fun to read! The book doesn't focus too much on the technical aspects of a perfect swing (although there are several tips). Instead, the author writes about confidence, relationships, and having fun.
The market is saturated with books that focus on the "perfect swing". It's great to read a book that focuses on actually enjoying the game.

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2013

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I gave this to my wife for Christmas. She loves it. She says it deals with the real issues of women golfers well.

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Grace

Answers the questions your bf won't know

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2011

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It's kind of like riding around in a cart with a woman who's been playing a while. You get to ask all of the questions that your bf wouldn't know the answers to or would think are silly. It's a fun and quick read.

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whitney hensley

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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2013

My husband gave my golf clubs for my birthday, I had never had a desire to play golf before. This was a great book for me! I really enjoyed it! But I so far, love playing golf with my husband, the book suggest most women don't... I disagree!

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