As a lifelong golfer, I am honored to be writing a book about the game I have loved for many years and the sport that has been a binding thread in my family for five decades. I have always been an avid athlete, playing many sports, with a consistent commitment to physical fitness. Years ago I discovered yoga by playing a round with a new friend, a woman who was a five handicap golfer. At the time I was playing to a twentyfour handicap and I wanted what she had! Oddly enough, though she was a marathon runner and avid golfer, my friend’s yoga experience had a dramatic effect.