Kathy Kolder Unleashes The Secrets of the Game of Golf in EWGA’s new book Teeing Up For Success

DALLAS - March 31, 2014 - PRLog -- The EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association) has blown the lid off a well-kept secret. It’s a secret that gives women a leg up with their bosses and clients, puts them on the fast track at work and brings them closer to their families. It’s a simple secret, really; the power of golf.

In the new book, Teeing Up for Success, the EWGA has compiled stories of insight and inspiration from extraordinary women on how they have used the game of golf to achieve their goals.  For Chicago native and San Jose resident, Kathy Kolder, golf has become an integral part of her professional and personal life.  Ms. Kolder is the Executive Vice President and co-founder of Fry's Electronics and is the only female chairperson of a PGA Tour Tournament, the Frys.com Open.

In her chapter, “Using Golf As a Tool to Work Hard, Play Hard, and to Benefit Others” Kathy states that she never thought about golf in the early part of her career until one day John Fry, her business partner, told her to learn because Frys.com was going to host a large PGA Tour event someday. Sure enough, the prediction was true. It wasn’t long before Kathy discovered the value of golf as a business tool.

“When you take people out to great courses and you play golf, you get five hours of undivided attention from high-end executives that you’d never get in the office. Plus, you’re spending time with them in a beautiful surrounding. It’s there on the golf course that you have the ability to really cover key issues in a truly positive focus, to present your story to them, and to get them to buy off on it – maybe even give you help that they might not offer over a desk. It’s an amazing tool!” says Ms. Kolder

The book offers over 30 compelling stories of how golf can make a difference in one’s life. From EWGA’s CEO Pam Swensen’s “The Power of the Dimpled Ball” to Debbie Waitkus’ “Turning Golf into Gold,” these stories share their most intimate recollections of how the game has contributed positively to their lives and careers.

For many of these women, golf has been a door opener and has presented them with countless opportunities.  It has given them equality, credibility, and has opened the lines of communication, allowing for easy conversation and providing a great setting for relaxation and fun.

Delve into these chapters and enjoy these women’s stories of wisdom, courage, faith, and success. Prepare to be inspired by this beautiful compilation woven together by a love for golf.

Published by the EWGA Foundation, the charitable arm of EWGA, Teeing Up for Success is now available on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/EWGA-Foundation-Teeing-Success-Extr...).

About the EWGA
What started out as a group of 28 women coming together to learn how to play golf and use it as a business development tool has grown today to a network of 14,000 women in chapters across the U.S and Internationally.As the largest women-focused amateur golf association in the United States, the EWGA has connected more than 100,000 working and professional women who share a passion for cultivating relationships and enjoying the game of golf. Offering a wide range of affordable organized golf activities and educational programs, this award-winning association has been inviting women into the game of golf for over twenty-two years. Known as the golf community for women, the EWGA provides women with countless social and networking opportunities. With EWGA Chapters located in more than 120 cities throughout the United States as well as in international locations including Bermuda, Canada, Italy and South Africa, EWGA members are active participants in hundreds of communities. EWGA is a tax-exempt 501 (c) 6 membership association.  For more information about the EWGA and its membership, visit https://www.ewga.com.

About the EWGA Foundation
The EWGA Foundation is a 501c(3) tax exempt organization formed and supported by the EWGA that is dedicated to enriching the lives of women through the game of golf.  Its mission is to create and fund education and leadership programs for women of all ages.  Towards that end, the Foundation strives to develop educational programs that: improve women’s leadership abilities, self-esteem and business skills; enable them to serve as mentors to other women and girls; and develop scholarship programs to allow women to pursue educational opportunities. For more information about the EWGA Foundation, visit https://www.ewga.com/index.php/ewga/ewga-foundation.html.