Andrew Wood is an entrepreneur with a track record of success in an amazing variety of business ventures although his successes reach far beyond those industries. Recognized as one...visualizza altroAndrew Wood is an entrepreneur with a track record of success in an amazing variety of business ventures although his successes reach far beyond those industries. Recognized as one of the world's leading experts on sales and marketing, he is the author of over 20 books on sales and marketing. Andrew speaks worldwide on sales and marketing topics and is in high demand as a copywriter and marketing consultant.
Andrew began his love of golf in 1975 on the day his Scottish uncle took him to Cow Glen Golf Club near Glasgow. On this fateful day, the club was cleaning out five decades of junk from the golf shop and tossing it straight into a dumpster. The old professional who served the club faithfully for over 50 years had recently passed away. Ever the canny Scot, Andrew's Uncle Forbes rescued a leather bag, some tatty golf balls and 50 hickory shafted golf clubs. These included a fully matched set of Bobby Jones Spalding irons that were unfortunately cut down to suit the young lad's swing. This was due to some seriously poor planning.
Three years later at age 15, Wood was Club Champion at Lilleshall Hall Golf Club in Shropshire, England and his life-long love affair with the game had blossomed. 1978 saw a fatal decision in young Wood's life when he embarked upon a mission to hit no less than 500 balls a day. Unfortunately, while Wood reached his goal, the influence of Jack Nicklaus's book, Golf My Way, resulted in a chronic flying elbow from which he is still trying to recover today! Nevertheless, The Golden Bear remains Andrew Wood's hero to this day.
Undeterred, the next three years saw Wood frequently playing 63 holes a day (in the summer) and even moving his parent's small holiday trailer (caravan to UK residents) to a field adjoining the club so time was not wasted on the 8-mile trip from his home. He wintered in Lytham, St. Anne's, where although it was bitterly cold, the snow seldom remained and his favorite PGA, Professional, Gwillam - "I never saw a shot I liked go right" - Hardiman, was his teacher.
Journey Across The Pond
With another cold and wet British winter set to interfere with his plans for golfing stardom, arrangements were made to send young Wood to a friend of a friend in California. The day before Thanksgiving in 1980 and armed with his golf clubs and just $300, he arrived in the former colonies at age 18. Fate intervened and Andrew was diverted to Florida. His goal, like many others,...visualizza meno