Johnny and His Friends Learn How to Play Golf

By Philip Moses

Four young boys are being exposed to the game of golf for the first time. They witness firsthand a professional golf tournament and want to emulate the players that they saw. One of the boy's father is a golfer and is delighted to instruct them in the proper ways to play the game. His objectives are to teach them the fundamentals of the golf swing as well as to instill in them the practices of appropriate golf etiquette. They are taken to a driving range and later supervised by the father on a golf course as they play and learn the intricacies of the game of golf.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 14, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503568808

Philip Moses

Philip Moses is a retired mathematics teacher. His experience as an educator has taught him how to relate to young people. He has been playing golf for more than forty years and wishes to share his understanding of the game with beginners.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015911147

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Rev. date: 07/13/2015

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Johnny and His Friends

Learn How to Play Golf

PHILIP MOSES

CONTENTS

Chapter One : The Tournament

Chapter Two : The Practice Range

Chapter Three : The Golf Course

Chapter Four : The First Time

Chapter One

The Tournament

It was sunny and warm. The summer morning was filled with anticipation. Johnny was very excited because his dad, Mr. Parr, was going to take him and his three friends to their first professional golf tournament. Billy, Tommy, Freddie, and Johnny all jumped into the car.

It’s a beautiful day, said Mr. Parr, and we are going to have a lot of fun.

The boys hopped out of the car just as they arrived. Easy does it! shouted Mr. Parr when they started to run. We have to conduct ourselves properly, and that means no running or loud talking.

Can’t we talk at all, Mr. Parr? asked Billy.

Of course we can. Remember, we’re here to have fun, but we need to show courtesy and respect to the people and the players.

How do we do that? asked Freddie.

I can tell you, he replied, that the most important thing to do is not to talk or move while a player is making his swing. We don’t want to distract him and cause him to make a bad shot. You will see that everyone is always respectful to the players.

Mr. Parr and the four boys happily started walking toward the entrance. Johnny couldn’t believe how many people were there! Hundreds of people were walking everywhere. They were watching the players and talking to each other, but Johnny could barely hear them.

Look! said Mr. Parr. There is a ball in the fairway. I see a player walking up to it and getting ready to play. Let’s go watch!

They all headed toward the rope that separates the players from the people. Johnny was amazed at what he saw. The player must have been six feet tall, and he looked so athletic.

I’ll bet he can play any sport well, thought Johnny to himself.

When the player hit the ball, Johnny could hear all the people say ooh and aah. There was a loud, cracking sound, and everyone was