Father’s Day Gift Ideas Especially for Golf Widows

Gifts for Dads and Father-in-Laws

Yikes, is it Father’s Day so soon?! Why am I never prepared? I racked my brain for gifts that I would give my husband and father-in-law for father’s day. My husband likes to play golf, so I have a good assortment of ideas for men who like golf. I hope this helps.

My kids also gave me ideas — the Swiss Army Knife is from PickyKidPix who noticed that her dad kept getting his confiscated at airport security and was in need of a replacement.

Toys for Boys

Go Pro Video Camera, $300

Kindle Fire, $200

Swiss Army Knife for key chain $12

iPod Nano, $118 (can wear as watch too!)

Golf Books

My husband collects them. He wrote a post of his favorites here (and he’s a zero handicapper!).

Zen Golf: Mastering The Mental Game by Joseph Parent

The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration–the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist teachings. In his highly original and groundbreaking book, noted PGA coach and Buddhist instructor, Dr. Joseph Parent, draws on this natural connection and teaches golfers how to clear their minds, achieve ultimate focus, and play at the moment for each shot.

Zen Golf presents a simple system for building “mental game mastery.” Dr. Parent’s unique PAR Approach (focusing on Preparation, Action, and Response to Results) guides golfers with specific techniques for each aspect of their games. In chapters such as “How to Get From the Practice Tee to the First Tee”, “You Produce What You Fear”, and “How to Enjoy a Bad Round of Golf”, the author shares a personal teaching regimen that has helped improve the games of professionals and amateurs alike. By combining classic insights and stories from Zen tradition, Zen Golf helps eliminate the mental distractions that routinely cause poor shots and loss of concentration, allowing golfers to feel in “the zone” that professionals have learned to master.

Clear, concise, and enlightening, Zen Golf shows golfers how to prepare for, execute, and equally important, respond to the results of any golf shot. A different approach to golf instruction, this book shapes ancient philosophies into new teachings.

Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World’s Greatest Destinations by Chris Santella

There’s an incredible similarity between the mechanics of a fly cast and the swing of a golf club. Perhaps that’s why Chris Santella, author of Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, can be found on the links when he’s not on the stream. With Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die, Santella gives voice to his other sporting passion, interviewing 50 people intimately connected to the sport about some of their favorite courses around the world.

For both passionate golfers and armchair travelers, this gorgeous full-color book presents the world’s greatest golf venues, the personal favorites of renowned players, course architects, and other experts in the sport. From Ballyliffin, Ireland’s northernmost course, whose rumpled fairways wander along the North Sea in the shadows of Glashedy Rock, to New Zealand’s Cape Kidnappers, perched atop dramatic cliffs some 500 feet above the ocean, the book’s beautiful photographs capture the architecture, noteworthy holes, location, and ambiance that make these courses standouts for ardent golfers. A brief history of each course, an experiential account-filled with local color-from the person recommending the venue, and trip-planning advice provide adventurous readers with all the information they need to chip and putt their way around the globe.

A close-up look at golf’s top courses around the world, recommended by such experts as Nick Faldo and Christie Kerr (pro golfers), Pete Dye and Tom Doak (course architects), Brian McCallen (editor and author), and Donald Trump 

With breathtaking color photographs of each site, this is a great gift for avid golfers and armchair travelers alike

The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever by Mark Frost

Fenway Park:The Centennial: 100 Years of Red Sox Baseball by Saul Wisnia