Amazon.com Most golfers know the great teacher Harvey Penick， longtime pro at the Austin Country Club in Texas， through the lovely epigrammatic writings of his Little Red Book and the sequels it spawned. Tom Kite， the former U.S. Open champion who captained the 1997 American Ryder Cup team， knew Penick more intimately. He was Kite's instructor， coach， confidante， and touchstone for three decades. His memoir of life with the master is warm and touching， an engaging tribute to a man whose life was the game and whose devotion to the game absolute. Kite also tees up a moving examination of his longtime friendship and rivalry with Ben Crenshaw， Penick's other star pupil. Ultimately， writes Kite， "Penick wasn't meant to be explained or analyzed. He was meant to be enjoyed." In Fairway to Heaven， Kite "takes dead aim"--as Penick always counseled--and the enjoyment is contagious. (Penick fans take note: The Wisdom of Harvey Penick: Lessons and Thoughts from the Collected Writings of Golf's Best-Loved Teacher is also available.) From Library Journal With coauthor Herskowitz (In History's Shadow， LJ 11/1/93)， Kite tells the reader how， at age 13， he got the best golfing break of his life when his father was transferred to Austin and Kite met Harvey Penick， the sport's premier teacher. Penick was golf coach for 33 years at the University of Texas and instructor for 48 years at the Austin Country Club， living to age 90. A patient and philosophical individual in many respects， Penick once told Kite that "you are what you are， not what you do." Penick "was meant to be enjoyed，" according to Kite， which is what this memoir is all about. It is a treat to read. Recommended for libraries with golf collections.?James A. Paxman， Tennessee State Univ.， NashvilleCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information， Inc.