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Sue Fazio's story begins on a farm in Ohio, where she grew up alongside three brothers and a sister, surrounded by wide-open spaces and a deep sense of family. Golf was nowhere in sight. It would enter her life much later, after she married Tom Fazio-and even then, it would take another forty years before the game gently found its way into her heart.In the years in between, Sue built a rich and beautifully full life. She raised six children while earning her doctorate in education, taught at UNC Asheville, and created small businesses that reflected her love of creativity and community, including a paint-your-own pottery studio and a juice bar. What began as volunteering in her children's schools quietly grew into a lifelong devotion to serving others.Her generosity has touched many corners of her community. Sue served on the Alliance for Boys & Girls Clubs of America and gave her time to Mainstay, a domestic violence center. In 1993, she and Tom helped bring a dream to life by founding the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County. Sue shaped its arts program and wrote the grants that helped open its doors-creating a place where children could feel safe, inspired, and seen.That same year, she picked up a paintbrush.What began as a simple creative outlet became something much more meaningful. Through her art, Sue has raised over $700,000 to support the Boys & Girls Club. Today, her creative spirit continues to expand into pottery, and in December 2025, she opened the Sue Fazio Art Gallery on Main Street in Hendersonville-a space filled with color, joy, and purpose.At the heart of it all is gratitude. Sue lives with a deep appreciation for life's blessings and a desire to give back in every way she can.This book grows out of that same spirit. It offers a warm and welcoming hand to women who are finding their way into the game of golf-perhaps later in life, just as Sue did. With humor, honesty, and encouragement, she shares stories and insights to help new golfers relax, laugh at themselves, and enjoy the journey.Because in the end, it's never just about the game.
Sue Fazio has nailed it. Golf is a game and it has to be played at-it certainly requires grit and calmness because by design it is a game of mistakes. It is not always fair, but the best part of the game is the friends you get to play with each day. Sue Fazio's book inspires her readers to go out and enjoy the wonderful game of golf. -Dr. Bob Rotella Professional Golf Consultant Director of Sports Psychology for 20 years at University of Virginia Authored 12 books The first time I met Sue, she didn't even play golf. Today she is the most passionate, every-day, can't-get-enough lover of the game I know. This book tracks her remarkable journey-from practical girlfriend survival tips and plain-spoken club advice to the joys and challenges of raising a family with a peripatetic husband who always came home for weekends. Hear from the other half of golf architecture's dynamic duo. Warm, candid, and disarmingly funny, Sue's story is both a love letter to golf and an inviting primer for any woman who has ever wondered how the game can shape your life. -Jerry Tarde Editor-in-Chief of Golf Digest As a former PGA Tour player and now NBC Golf Analyst, golf definitely can change with the company you keep. Sue Fazio shines a bright light on the rounds women play with other women, the laughter, the honesty and the competitiveness. Reading her book may be more important than the numbers on your scorecard! -Brad Faxon Former PGA Tour Player NBC Golf Analyst
