The Married Man’s Guide to Golf gives the golfing bachelor a glimpse at what the future holds and is a reminder to married golfers that you’re not alone.

The book takes you on a humorous journey from “Golf As A Single Man” all the way to “If All Else Fails” which in a desperate final act to play more golf recommends encouraging your spouse to play.

Sylvester has developed a golfing pre-nup single golfers can use prior to tying the knot to lock in their weekly golf matches and a couple of golf trips a year.

We love the idea of a golfing pre-nup and would recommend adding in other sports-related items as well. For example… the right of first refusal on social events during the playoffs for your favorite teams.

The Married Man’s Guide to Golf is available now for download on Itunes, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.

About Kevin Sylvester (www.kevinsylvester.com):

Veteran broadcaster Kevin Sylvester co-created and hosts “Tee 2 Green” on WGRZ–TV (NBC) in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2006. The show, which is now in its seventh season, features golf courses in the Buffalo/Niagara region, as well as tips and the latest equipment.

Sylvester and his wife, Donna (who started playing golf in 2011), have three children. He came up with the idea of the golf pre-nup after he got married.

The game of golf has a unique language all of its own.  And the game is played by many unique characters.  A day on the golf course can be filled with tall tales, half truths (and half is being generous), and more dumb jokes and stories than should be legal.

Leo’s Fairway Lies brings together the language, characters, and tales for a day on the course.  The book is a humorous approach at clearing up the history of 27 golf terms such mulligan, chili dip, an Texas wedge.

Golf partners Bob, Jack, and Jim each present their own theory for how each golf term came to be, then leave it up to the reader to see if they can guess which option is correct.

This is a fun book to read and can be a great conversation starter while sitting around watching golf.

We weren’t sure what to expect when we were requested to review this book.  But when it arrived it was not what we expected.  This book is all about putting games but the title says nothing about putting?

That said… we love this book!

The Little Book of Indoor Golf Games is a collection of 18 putting games you can play at home, at work or even on the practice green at the course.  The games can be used to practice your putting, teach kids to putt, or used as betting games with friends.

Some of the games are simple… lay a dollar bill down and try to get your putt to stop on it.  And some of the games are more complex… setup tees to form boxes or patterns to hit into or around.

The book gives you easy instructions and simple diagrams for setting up and playing the games.  And the author includes tips for making the games progressively harder.

The putting games can be played by 1 or more players and are suitable for all ages.

Some of the games focus on putting distance and others focus more on direction.

Like anything… the key to improving is practice.  And The Little Book of Indoor Golf Games makes it fun to practice!

Normally I’m on top of what’s hitting the book stores, but somehow this one got past me and I’m really upset with the suits in New York for not doing a better job getting the word out. It’s a tremendous story and I need to thank my good buddy Bob for bringing it to my attention. This book is truly one of a kind and friends, if you harbor any desire to ever start your own business, you owe it to yourself and the ones you love to find this MBA-on-Rails and give it a read. Regardless of whether or not your venture is golf related, Barney Adams’ tales of failure and success teach tons about what it truly takes to build and run a business. Adams faced every mistake in the book – literally – but driven by sheer passion miraculously succeeded. And, this book, written in his own high spirited and matter of fact words, is how he did it.

Barney “Barnyard” Adams entered the golf equipment business in the early 80s and failed. But rather than quitting, Adams gathered up the remaining assets, used the experience as a learning opportunity, and tried again. He established a custom club fitting business whose odyssey eventually ended up in the Dallas area. For ten years he teetered on the verge of bankruptcy as he used everything from maxed out credit cards to venture capital to finance and build the company. He threw himself into the business, used his passion to convince people to believe in him, and spent countless hours on a driving range observing.  He watched thousands of shots hit by players of varying handicaps and realized that certain designs, when properly fitted, consistently gave players of all skill levels exactly what they wanted – good ball flight. He tirelessly refined his designs and the result of his efforts was the development of prototypes for the modern hybrid golf club. These prototypes eventually became the Tight Lies product line and launched the tiny Adams Golf Company into competition with the biggest corporations in the industry.

Weighting in at about 250 pages of large print, this book is easy to read, funny, and captivating. But, unlike most other books we’ve reviewed, this book is not about playing golf; it’s about Adams’ experience inside golf’s equipment industry. You’ll read how he associated himself with successful people such as Dave Pelz, Nick Faldo, Hank Haney, and Tom Watson, how he harnessed the power of television through infomercials, how he leveraged the PGA Merchandise Show, and how he interacted with the USGA over club design. You’ll read sage advice about how to develop a winning corporate culture, treat employees and customers, and how to use the “Wow Factor” to measure the success of your product. You’ll read about how equipment is marketed, distributed, and sold through pro shops and retail outlets within the USA and around the world. But, you won’t find much about playing golf; this one gives a whole different perspective on the game.

While I read the book, one particularly cool thought was constantly in the back of my mind – the way it was taking me back to the 1990s. Adams Golf hit its stride and took off in the mid-90s riding one of the greatest economic booms in history. It was an exciting time for start up companies of all types and in today’s uncertain economic times, it was refreshing to sit back, relive the days, and soak up the story. Put some effort into finding and reading this book – I’m guessing you’ll say “WOW!” when you’re done – I did.

This book is by no means a quick read but it is very entertaining and provides an inside look at the PGA tour by touting some big names and some names that aren’t quite as familiar.

Among the big names, Greg Norman, Davis Love III, John Daly, Nick Price and Nick Faldo. Feinstein goes into detail (and does not hold back his thoughts) on John Daly and Greg Norman. I was surprised to find out, and lets not sugar coat it, nasty things about these guys. On the other hand, I was a little surprised to read about Davis Love III, Nick Price and Nick Faldo, who were presented by Feinstein as some of golf’s “nice guys”. I found the Davis Love III Ryder Cup story at the beginning of the book to be a refreshing look at how these guys are really human after all.

Among the “others” there is Mike Donald, Paul Goydos, Bruce Fleisher, Jeff Sluman, Brain Henninger, and Jeff Cook. Feinstein talks about how these are the guys that really struggle to first, get to the PGA tour through Q-school, and then to remain there. It brought a new prospective to my views on these “high dollar” golf pros. A particularly interesting story included the battle that Brian Henninger had and how he scored a great personal victory while playing with crowd favorite John Daly during the final two rounds of the 1994 BellSouth Classic in Atlanta.

At 487 pages, this one will take a while to complete but Feinstein’s “behind the scenes” look at golf and the PGA tour make it an interesting read.

My brother-in-law and Caribbean Waggle Consultant gave me this book as a present so I thought I’d give him a credit. Bill Murray fans will truly love this book as it contains 7 chapters one for each day of the week. Just as in real life, Monday and Tuesday start the book off a little slow (in my opinion) as Bill rambles on, sometimes incoherently, about various stuff; including family, childhood, and his mother in a way that only Bill Murray can. If you remember seeing his Lounge singer act on the old Saturday Night Live shows and thought it was disorganized, but none-the-less entertaining, then you will enjoy his ramblings of Monday and Tuesday.

I thoroughly enjoyed the remainder of the “week” as Bill discussed golf (imagine that!) and his crazy antics with other celebrities, golf pros, and the crowds at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He also spins funny (but true?) stories about his early life, although he often goes off on a tangent before completing the original thought. It is all Bill Murray though, and the frequent pictures in the book along with the witty captions often drew a LOL (laugh out loud) from me. To leave out Caddyshack, “the greatest golf movie ever made and arguably the greatest film ever made” just wouldn’t be right. Bill doesn’t fail us as he brings up some stories on it as well.

At 211 pages, double-spaced with lots-o-pictures (maybe that’s why my brother-in-law gave it to me), this book can be read in a matter of hours. If you want a dose of Bill Murray, give this one a try.