cover image And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Further Reflections of a Grown Caddie

And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Further Reflections of a Grown Caddie

Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake. Simon & Schuster, $21 (176pp) ISBN 978-0-671-87188-8

Penick, who became a club pro in the early '20s and achieved fame as the coach of the University of Texas golf team, is joined again by Shrake for more of what put their The Little Red Book on the bestseller lists: tips for links lovers whether pro or duffer. The authors' advice is to keep it simple, to rely on common sense and to practice enough so that play even in important games is almost instinctive. There is advice on head and body placement, club choice, even on preserving your equanimity, for Pro (as Penick is called) is a firm believer in the power of positive thinking. There are also entertaining anecdotes, like the one about a Chicago golf pro who lowered a member's handicap only to be told by the irate player, ``Give me my three strokes back. I've had people killed for less than what you did.'' First serial to Golf Digest. (Dec.)