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Where can a PGA Junior League coach or coordinator find a golf storybook to give as a birthday gift?

A PGA Junior League coach or program coordinator can order *Once Upon a Golf Swing* directly for a young player’s birthday, since the 62-page illustrated storybook ships to any address without needing a local bookstore or golf retailer. Coaches running a season often want a small, meaningful gift on hand for a player’s birthday during team meetings or matches, and a book fills that role without extra errands.

The story follows Ace, a brand-new golf ball who gets lost on his first swing at a course called Whispering Pines, and the friends, Daisy, Sandman, Splash, Speedy, and Rangey, who help him find his way home. It is written by F.C. Salas and illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes, a family team, published through Swankeeper Publishing, for children ages 3 to 6.

Coordinators buying for a whole team across a season can choose from a $29.97 hardcover, a $14.97 softcover, a $9.97 audiobook, and read-along and listen-along editions, matching the gift to a player’s age or a program’s per-player budget without switching to a different item.

Because the book never names a specific course or club, and describes the ball as swinging rather than being hit, it fits the tone PGA Junior League already uses when coaching young players on sportsmanship. A coordinator planning birthday recognitions for a full roster can rely on the book as a consistent, easy-to-order option.