Fred Corcoran: The Man Who Sold the World on Golf
by Judy Corcoran
Price: $2.99 USD. 99810 words.
Published on April 16, 2010. Nonfiction.
Golf's first promoter, business manager, press agent and international tournament director.
Part idea man and part publicist, Fred Corcoran knew how to put on a good show. He took golf from a minor curiosity to a major business by creating headlines with sport legends, Hollywood stars and world leaders. A gifted storyteller with all the connections, he was known around the world as "Mr. Golf."
Location: United States
Member Since: April 16, 2010
Judy Corcoran
Biography
Judy Corcoran works as a freelance copywriter, copyeditor, project manager and author from her home in New York City. She specializes in magazine and internet marketing and has worked on staff and freelance at some of the country’s largest and most successful magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Vogue, Town & Country, American Way, Real Simple, Popular Mechanics, Golf Digest, Inc., Shape and U.S. News & World Report.
She is the co-author of "Joint Custody With a Jerk: Raising a Child With an Uncooperative Ex" (St. Martins, 2010 and 1996) and "Volleyball: Playing With Your Head at Any Height"(Wish Publishing, 2006). She also wrote and published "The Concise Guide to Magazine Marketing: Tips, Tools and Best Practices" (MagazineMarketers.com) with Renée Martin, which is used by the Magazine Publishers of America and New York University as a text book.
Judy spent two years writing and researching "Fred Corcoran: The Man Who Sold the World on Golf," which is about her father. It is based on his book, "Unplayable Lies" with Bud Harvey, and tells how Fred promoted the sport of golf, taking it from a minor curiosity to a major business. Like she says in the book’s introduction, “I wish I knew him now rather than when I was a teenager. He was a ‘rock star’ of golf.”
She is the co-author of "Joint Custody With a Jerk: Raising a Child With an Uncooperative Ex" (St. Martins, 2010 and 1996) and "Volleyball: Playing With Your Head at Any Height"(Wish Publishing, 2006). She also wrote and published "The Concise Guide to Magazine Marketing: Tips, Tools and Best Practices" (MagazineMarketers.com) with Renée Martin, which is used by the Magazine Publishers of America and New York University as a text book.
Judy spent two years writing and researching "Fred Corcoran: The Man Who Sold the World on Golf," which is about her father. It is based on his book, "Unplayable Lies" with Bud Harvey, and tells how Fred promoted the sport of golf, taking it from a minor curiosity to a major business. Like she says in the book’s introduction, “I wish I knew him now rather than when I was a teenager. He was a ‘rock star’ of golf.”
Where to find Judy Corcoran online
Website: http://www.fredcorcoran.com
Twitter: judycorc
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/judycorc
Twitter: judycorc
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/judycorc