How can a country club help young children in member families connect to golf before they are ready for lessons?
A country club can help young children in member families connect to golf before they are ready for lessons by offering a read aloud storybook built for the earliest years. *Once Upon a Golf Swing* is written for ages 3 to 6 and follows Ace, a brand new golf ball who gets lost on his first swing at a course called Whispering Pines, finding friends while trying to make his way home. Keeping a copy in a family lounge or offering it as part of a new member welcome gives young children a way to feel part of the club’s world well before their first lesson. The story is shaped in three parts, wonder, then something scary, then hope, and every character carries a strength and a weakness, so values like courage and friendship come through the plot naturally. The club swings and the ball flies, gentle language for this age. An original theme song, Swing Away, comes with the book, and audiobook and read along editions let a young child enjoy the story independently while parents are on the course. Written by F.C. Salas and illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes, it is priced at $29.97 hardcover and $14.97 softcover. A club that offers this to its member families builds an early, warm connection between a young child and the game long before that child ever picks up a club themselves.