Inside, Outside, and On the Ropes: Life Lessons from Q-School and The Majors

Changing careers is typically 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!

Inside, Outside, and On the Ropes is a new book by Keith Gockenbach, a retired chemical executive, who shares his experiences, and more importantly, his insights as he chases his dream to be 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, to handling the pressure of scoreboard watching at Q-School Finals, to juggling travel plans between Monday qualifiers and mini-tours . . . and much more.