At fifty, the game changes - even if the scorecard doesn't.
For decades, golf may have been a proving ground. A place to measure effort, endurance, and improvement. But as the second half arrives, something shifts. The body asks for efficiency. The mind asks for clarity. And the game begins to offer something quieter - and deeper - than performance alone.
The Second Half: Golf is not a swing manual.
It is a book about perspective.
Written for the avid golfer entering midlife, this book explores what it means to play well when brute effort gives way to judgment, and when experience becomes more valuable than force. It looks at how modern equipment softened feedback, how expectations quietly changed, and why many experienced golfers feel slightly dislocated - even when they're still playing well.
Inside, you'll find reflections on:
- Why playing smarter, not longer becomes essential at fifty
- The difference between skill and judgment - and why judgment must lead
- Course management as a thinking skill, not a set of rules
- Trusting feel again after years of outcome-driven golf
- Rounds as ritual, not performance
- What it means to leave the game well - without leaving it behind
This book is for the golfer who still loves the game, but wants it to make sense again.
For the player who no longer needs to prove anything - yet still cares deeply about how the round is played.
Ideal as a 50th birthday gift for golfers, or for anyone entering the second half of their playing life, The Second Half: Golf offers a thoughtful, composed companion for the years ahead.
The game hasn't grown quieter.
The listener has simply learned how to hear it.
