In Search Of The Greatest Golf Swing

"“Can you teach an ordinary golfer like me to drive the ball 300 yards?” With this question Philip Reed’s search for the greatest golf swing begins, and so does his unanticipated journey through the triumphs, rumors, boasts, and heartaches in the life of ninety-one-year-old golf legend, Mike Austin. As a middle-ages journalist striving to learn the simple task of driving a golf ball for distance, Reed discovers the complex soul of the man who has driven it farther and better than anyone else – and did it in his own inimitable way. More than a revealing tale of golfing secrets, this is a story about a great man in the twilight of life handing down a legacy of extraordinary stories, hard-earned lessons, and tough love. In the end, one man’s search for the great golf swing leads him to a treasured friendship and the secrets of living life to the fullest."