Beyond the Fairway: Zen Lessons, Insights, and Inner Attitudes of Golf [Paperback]

Beyond The Fairway is a guide for getting to the heart of golf and self by measuring a not by the score, but by the overall experience.  Going against conventional approaches to golf, disproving that a straight fairway drive is golf's ultimate thrill, golfer and author Jeff Wallach steers his cart into the rough and even dangerous terrain where golf becomes an adventure into the unknown, into the greater mysteries of life, love, friendship, endurance, being a son, and being a man. Each chapter presents the unique physical and spiritual challenges of exotic and exclusive courses around the world from Scotland, Africa, and Thailand to Oregon, Alaska, and Nepal.  The book gives an insider's often humorous, sometimes irreverent perspective on the sacred sites and rites of golf, and pros from around the world provide practical tips and insights into the game.CHAPTER ONE
Weil-Connected Golfing in Scotland
 
 
Before a person studies Zen, mountains are
mountains and waters are waters; after a first
glimpse into the truth of Zen, mountains are no
longer mountains and waters are not waters; after
enlightenment, mountains are once again
mountains, and waters once again waters.
—Zen saying
 
A new member of the golf club was anxious to
learn about the course and said: “I have only
recently become a member. Will you be gracious
enough to show me the way to the first tee?”
  The Head Pro said: “Do you hear the
murmuring of the stream?”
  The new member said: “Yes, I do.”
  The Head Pro said: “Here is the entrance.”
—Zen golf koan
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