Understanding the game. Purpose : the ultimate aim ; Principles : like a tree ; Priorities : success versus significance ; The swing : a solid foundation ; Planning : survey the land -- Preparing for the game. Practice : no royal road ; Preparation : master an ideal ; Progress : unattainable perfection ; People : lasting impressions -- Playing the game. Play each shot : see it, feel it, trust it ; Strengths : inside every person ; Precision shots : stroke savers ; Putting : fearless finesse ; Power shots : effortless power -- Achieving your potential in the game. Adversity : rejoice in hope ; Perseverance : steady endurance ; Pressure : be at ease ; Character : the infallible test -- Nineteenth hole. Reflections on playing the game.

In Playing the Game, Wally and Jim vividly illustrate many of the parallels between golf and life. Through this incredible book, they have given golfers and non-golfers alike an opportunity to learn from "18 holes of inspiration" for the course of life and golf.