Under the Lone Star Flagstick (Book) by Melanie Hauser

Where else but Texas? The game of golf may have been invented in Scotland, but it was perfected deep in the heart of Texas on the expensively lush, tree-lined fairways of Houston, the rolling terrain of the hill country and especially on the windswept hardpan of West Texas. There isn't another place in America with a golfing legacy that compares to that of the Lone Star State. From Ben Hogan's icy precision to Byron Nelson's gorgeous swing to Kathy Whitworth's record of most professional tournament victories, the state of Texas casts it's shadow over the entire golf world. It includes profiles, commentaries, tournament reports and the outrageous antics of some of golf's greatest hustlers and con men. Length: 318 pages.