The Fairway Friends singing Swing Away
I’m Ace, I’m brand new, still white as the day / Not a scuff, not a scratch, not yet been played / I dreamed of the fairway, the wind and the sky / One swing would launch me oh, how I’d fly  ♪  But nobody told me what waits out there / When the club sends you soaring into open air  ♪  Swing away, swing away / This is where the brave ones play / When you are lost and you’re scared and you can’t find your way / That is when you learn what you’re made of today / Swing away, swing away / The fairway is long but we’re here to stay / Once upon a golf swing, I found who I am / Once upon a golf swing, I became more than I began  ♪  I flew through the air, what a glorious thing / Then I dropped in the rough, heard the silence ring / Nobody came back as the daylight grew thin / I was lost in the tall grass, buried deep in the dim / I was lonely and scared, and I started to cry / Was this really the end? Was this my goodbye?  ♪  But something inside said don’t you give up / When the whole world feels heavy, it’s time to look up  ♪  Swing away, swing away / This is where the brave ones play / When you are lost and you’re scared and you can’t find your way / That is when you learn what you’re made of today / Swing away, swing away / The fairway is long but we’re here to stay / Once upon a golf swing, I found who I am / Once upon a golf swing, I became more than I began  ♪  Then Willie came walking with eyes warm as dew / He reached through the rough said “look what came through” / He cleaned off my surface, held me up to the light / And that is when sweet Daisy came into my sight / She smiled like a wildflower soft in the breeze / “You’re not lost,” she said gently, “you’re right where you need to be”  ♪  Sometimes getting lost is how you find your way / Sometimes the rough is where the brave ones stay  ♪  Fast as the wind and I’ve never slowed down / I’ve rolled every fairway in every town / Lost? Sure, I was, but speed brought me back / I learned that resilience keeps you on track / That’s, that’s Speedy!  ♪  Long and strong, I go further than most / I’ve played every distance from coast to coast / I stretched past my limits, I changed and I grew / Starting over just means more adventures for you / That’s, that’s Rangey!  ♪  I sank in the bunker, they said “no way out” / I sat in the darkness and learned what I’m about / I rose through the sand with hope in my heart / Every ending you face is somebody’s start / That’s, that’s Sandman!  ♪  I splashed in the water and sank way down low / But they reached in and found me and wouldn’t let go / Change came like a wave, and I learned how to swim / The ones who start over, they always begin / That’s Splash!  ♪  Swing away, swing away / The Fairway Friends are here to stay / We’ve been lost, we’ve been scared, we’ve been knocked every way / But together we learned we could face any day / Swing away, swing away / At Whispering Pines where the legends come to play / Once upon a golf swing, we found who we are / Once upon a golf swing, every one of us, a star  ♪  Ace and Willie, Daisy leading the way / Speedy, Rangey, Sandman, Splash, we’re here to stay / Fairway Friends forever! / Swing away / Once upon a golf swing…  ♪  I’m Ace, I’m brand new, still white as the day / Not a scuff, not a scratch, not yet been played / I dreamed of the fairway, the wind and the sky / One swing would launch me oh, how I’d fly  ♪  But nobody told me what waits out there / When the club sends you soaring into open air  ♪  Swing away, swing away / This is where the brave ones play / When you are lost and you’re scared and you can’t find your way / That is when you learn what you’re made of today / Swing away, swing away / The fairway is long but we’re here to stay / Once upon a golf swing, I found who I am / Once upon a golf swing, I became more than I began  ♪  I flew through the air, what a glorious thing / Then I dropped in the rough, heard the silence ring / Nobody came back as the daylight grew thin / I was lost in the tall grass, buried deep in the dim / I was lonely and scared, and I started to cry / Was this really the end? Was this my goodbye?  ♪  But something inside said don’t you give up / When the whole world feels heavy, it’s time to look up  ♪  Swing away, swing away / This is where the brave ones play / When you are lost and you’re scared and you can’t find your way / That is when you learn what you’re made of today / Swing away, swing away / The fairway is long but we’re here to stay / Once upon a golf swing, I found who I am / Once upon a golf swing, I became more than I began  ♪  Then Willie came walking with eyes warm as dew / He reached through the rough said “look what came through” / He cleaned off my surface, held me up to the light / And that is when sweet Daisy came into my sight / She smiled like a wildflower soft in the breeze / “You’re not lost,” she said gently, “you’re right where you need to be”  ♪  Sometimes getting lost is how you find your way / Sometimes the rough is where the brave ones stay  ♪  Fast as the wind and I’ve never slowed down / I’ve rolled every fairway in every town / Lost? Sure, I was, but speed brought me back / I learned that resilience keeps you on track / That’s, that’s Speedy!  ♪  Long and strong, I go further than most / I’ve played every distance from coast to coast / I stretched past my limits, I changed and I grew / Starting over just means more adventures for you / That’s, that’s Rangey!  ♪  I sank in the bunker, they said “no way out” / I sat in the darkness and learned what I’m about / I rose through the sand with hope in my heart / Every ending you face is somebody’s start / That’s, that’s Sandman!  ♪  I splashed in the water and sank way down low / But they reached in and found me and wouldn’t let go / Change came like a wave, and I learned how to swim / The ones who start over, they always begin / That’s Splash!  ♪  Swing away, swing away / The Fairway Friends are here to stay / We’ve been lost, we’ve been scared, we’ve been knocked every way / But together we learned we could face any day / Swing away, swing away / At Whispering Pines where the legends come to play / Once upon a golf swing, we found who we are / Once upon a golf swing, every one of us, a star  ♪  Ace and Willie, Daisy leading the way / Speedy, Rangey, Sandman, Splash, we’re here to stay / Fairway Friends forever! / Swing away / Once upon a golf swing…  ♪  
Five minutes of pure fairway joy. It plays while you look around.
Once Upon a Golf Swing, gift-wrapped, ages 3 to 6
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Once Upon a Golf Swing

Hidden among the greens of Whispering Pines Golf Club is a world where golf balls learn, grow, and cheer each other on. Once Upon a Golf Swing follows one small ball on a big moment, discovering that courage, friendship, and trying again are what truly matter.

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“Sometimes getting lost is how you find your way.”from the song Swing Away
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Join the Clubhouse at Whispering Pines and these welcome gifts are already yours:

Your family name on the locker dooryour own Locker Room at Whispering Pines, from day oneGIFT
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Five complimentary listensthe whole storybook, read aloud in the Short CourseGIFT
The Swing Away instrumentalyours to download and keep, foreverGIFT
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The Adventure Begins

Every Ball Has
a Story

Ace is no ordinary golf ball. Freshly opened from his sleeve on the first tee at Whispering Pines, he is ready for the perfect round. But a single wayward swing sends him soaring into the woods, far from the fairway he calls home.

Found by a young golfer named Willie, Ace travels to courses near and far, from sun-drenched seaside links to mountain greens and tropical fairways. Along the way, he discovers that adventure is always waiting just beyond the rough.

But home has a pull all its own. Back at Whispering Pines, Ace meets Daisy by the pond, reunites with Buddy in the bag room, and discovers a whole community of balls, each with their own story, each with their own place.

“Some journeys take you far away so you can understand exactly where you belong.”

Once Upon a Golf Swing is a golf storybook for young children ages 3 to 6. It is a keepsake and a gift for the little golfer in your life, whether it comes from a parent, a grandparent, or a favorite teacher.

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Ace had never been played before.

He was a tour-level golf ball,
new dimples and bright,
tucked inside a shiny sleeve
with only two others just like him.

The kind of ball golfers saved
for special days.

Ace liked that.

Ace, a Pro Tour golf ball, fresh in his sleeve
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Beautifully Illustrated,
Page by Page

Each spread brings Whispering Pines and the wider world of Fairway Friends to life with rich, vibrant illustrations.

A golf club sends Ace flying off the tee Ace rests alone in the woods, a leaf on top of him A young golfer chips Ace up and out of the bunker Ace reaches out to a friend at the water's edge The pro shop at Whispering Pines Golf Club Ace and a friend, cozy back in the bag room

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The Fairway Friends Clubhouse

Your First Purchase Comes With a Locker Room

Buy anything and you become a Clubhouse member. Your own page keeps every experience you own safe in one place, and it is yours for life. The further you play, the more you carry with you.

The Practice Green · Guest. Not ready to buy? Open a locker anyway. You get your own Locker Room, a magic link instead of a password, the Listen-Along with five complimentary listens, news of what is coming, and your first 5 golf balls on the scorecard.
The Front Nine · every ball has a story, and every member plays the course
GuestOpen a locker5 golf balls · the Listen-Along giftThe practice green. Come look around.
CaddieFirst purchaseupdates foreverYour first purchase makes you a member.
Player25 golf ballsone and a half golf balls for every oneOut on the fairway.
Captain50 golf ballsthe Birthday SongSung for your golfer, every year.
Collector75 golf ballssneak peeks firstYou see it before the world.
Club Champion100 golf ballsthe Champion's bag tagYour name on the bag.
Board Member125 golf ballsa seat, a voiceYou steer what comes next.
Co-Chair150 golf ballsFirst Tee HonorsFirst in line, always.
Hall of Fame200 golf ballsthe Founders WallThe whole course, played.

The Back Nine opens someday. Nine more holes, for the families who finish the front.

Every level keeps everything from the level before it. And your name moves up the roster with you.
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