The Pro’s Pro: Warren Smith, Golf Professional – Lessons on Life and Golf from the Ol’ Pro at Cherry Hills Country Club (Paperback)
The Pro’s Pro is the story of the life and career of Warren F. Smith, Jr., head golf professional at Cherry Hills Country Club for 28 years. Warren was an accomplished golfer and beloved instructor of the game who was friends with many golf titans, including Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Hale Irwin and Dow Finsterwald. The book features stories about Warren’s friends and many of his former assistant professionals, all of whom went on to become head pros at clubs throughout the nation — a major milestone in Warren’s legacy. The book is about club professionals and much more. Golfers and club members everywhere will enjoy reading stories involving Warren and other pros, those unheralded heroes of the game. To this day they continue to have a monumental impact on golf, coaching new and veteran players alike and helping launch the careers of promising would-be pros. The millions of people who play golf can thank a pro like Warren for teaching them the game and maki (more…)
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Praise for “The Pro’s Pro”
A superb book. In “The Pro’s Pro,” veteran journalist Tripp Baltz gives us a lighthearted, yet very human portrait of a remarkable man.
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Great Book
A well written book by Mr Baltz !!! Warren lived life to the fullest
and with great respect for the game of golf.
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Great read for any golfing enthusiast!
I didn’t know of Warren Smith prior to reading Mr. Baltz fine book but after reading it, I wish I had! What a great ambassador to the game!
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Excellent, engaging, golf biography
Golf history books have been pretty hot lately, and this one centers on the career of a club pro, Warren Smith from Cherry Hills in Colorado.