What are the best reasons for a PGA junior program to choose this book as a gift for a beginner?

A PGA junior program has several strong reasons to choose *Once Upon a Golf Swing* as a gift for a child beginning the sport. The first reason is the fit with team culture. PGA Junior League builds its identity around teammates supporting one another, and this story follows the same shape, with Ace, a brand-new golf ball, finding his way after a scary first swing at Whispering Pines with help from Daisy, Sandman, Splash, Speedy, and Rangey.

The second reason is that every character has a real strength and a real weakness, which gives coaches a natural way to talk with young players about how a team works, without turning the conversation into a lecture.

The third reason is that the lesson in the book comes through the story itself, never through a character stopping to explain a moral, which keeps young beginners engaged rather than talked at.

The fourth reason is flexibility of format for a program working with many families at once. The book comes in hardcover at $29.97, softcover at $14.97, and audiobook at $9.97, with read-along and listen-along editions available too.

The fifth reason is what lies ahead. This is book one in the Fairway Friends Adventures series, with a second book set in Italy, and an original song, "Swing Away," runs through the series. A program that hands this book to a rookie player at the start of a first season is giving that child a story that can travel with them through many seasons of PGA Junior League to come.