Rainmaker : superagent Hughes Norton and the money-grab explosion of golf from Tiger Woods to LIV and beyond / Hughes Norton and George Peper.
"A rollicking tell-all from golf's first super-agent, Hughes Norton, detailing everything from his life-changing work with Tiger Woods and Greg Norman to his thoughts on golf's current money-grab era. The ultimate read for fans of Alan Shipnuck, Bob Harig, and Michael Bamberger. When twenty-one-year-old Tiger Woods stunned the world by winning The Masters by a mind-blowing twelve strokes, the first thing he did was embrace the three most important people in his life: his father, his mother, and Hughes Norton. At the peak of his career, agent Norton earned a million-dollar salary, flew to all corners of the world in first class, and enjoyed a lifestyle nearly as lavish as his A-list clients. That dizzying success, however, came at a high price. The seventy-hour work weeks, constant travel, and intense pressure-both from his players and their corporate partners-took Norton away from his family and ultimately led to divorce. At the same time, in an effort to protect his players and his career, he found himself making ethical and moral choices he would later regret. Soon, he realized he had made as many enemies as friends. Now, in Rainmaker, Norton draws back the curtain on his meteoric rise and abrupt fall. With never-before-told stories and exclusive insights, he discusses what it was like being Tiger's first agent, his time representing the narcissistic Greg Norman, and shining a bright light on his sudden-and controversial-ouster as the head of IMG's Golf Division-a juggernaut he helped build. This is an engaging and unforgettable memoir that explores golf as never before"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668045268 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 243 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2024.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
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Subject: | Norton, Hughes. Golf > Economic aspects. Golf > History. |
Genre: | Biographies. Personal narratives. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
Best known as golfâs super-agent who represented Tiger Woods and Greg Norman, the author provides a glimpse into his meteoric rise and fall, with never-before-told stories and exclusive insights, revealing how, to protect his players and his career, he made ethical and moral choices he would later regret. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
A rollicking tell-all from golf super-agent, Hughes Norton, detailing everything from his life-changing work with Tiger Woods and Greg Norman to his thoughts on golf's current money-grab era. The ultimate read for fans of Alan Shipnuck, Bob Harig, and Michael Bamberger. - Simon and Schuster
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
From his work with Tiger Woods and Greg Norman to his thoughts on golfâs current money-grab era, golf superagent Hughes Norton presents a rollicking tell-all that âtakes you inside the room with some of golfâs biggest personalities for some never-before-heard storiesâ (Chris Solomon, host of No Laying Up).
When twenty-one-year-old Tiger Woods stunned the world by winning The Masters by a mind-blowing twelve strokes, the first thing he did was embrace the three most important people in his life: his father, his mother, and Hughes Norton.
At the peak of his career, agent Norton earned a million-dollar salary, flew to all corners of the world in first class, and enjoyed a lifestyle nearly as lavish as his A-list clients. That dizzying success, however, came at a high price. The seventy-hour work weeks, constant travel, and intense pressureâboth from his players and their corporate partnersâtook Norton away from his family and ultimately led to divorce. At the same time, to protect his players and his career, he found himself making ethical and moral choices he would later regret. Soon, he realized he had made as many enemies as friends.
Now, in Rainmaker, Norton offers âthe most amazing âbehind the curtainâ view ever written about the world of sports managementâ (Jim Nantz, CBS Sports). With exclusive insights, he discusses what it was like being Tigerâs first agent, his time representing the narcissistic Greg Norman, and shining a bright light on his suddenâand controversialâouster as the head of IMGâs Golf Divisionâa juggernaut he helped build. This is an engaging and unforgettable memoir that explores golf as never before.