Life Lessons from Q-School & The Majors

Changing careers is a challenging proposition. Do it at age 50 and your family might want your head examined. But then to choose the PGA TOUR's Champions Tour as your next profession-well...now inkblots and a shrink's couch are definitely in play.

Welcome to Keith Gockenbach's world. A respected, established executive, who traded his wingtips and fancy pens for softspikes and little pencils, shares his experiences and insights as he chases his dream to become a player on professional golf's premier stage.

This is not a behind the scenes retrospective but rather an "inside the ropes... between the ears" narrative of what it's like to be "out there" on all different levels: from competitive shot-by-shot descriptions of the U.S. Senior Open to handling the pressure of scoreboard watching at Q-School.

For all golfers who wonder what it would be like to have the game, the goals, and the guts to try to make it on the PGA TOUR's Champions Tour... this book is in your literary rangefinder.

About the Author

Keith grew up playing golf in Robinson, Illinois and caddying for Bob Goalby and other pros in the PGA Tour's Robinson Open. After 27 years in the chemical industry, he "retired" in 2004 to chase his dream. Keith has a BS in chemical engineering from Clemson, an MBA from MIT, and lives in Ponte Vedra Beach with his wife, Lynn, and their two rescued standard poodles.