A new book from Brad Pluth, PGA Master Professional

The Best Conversations of Your Life Happen in Two or Four Hours on a Golf Course

Purposeful Conversations shows families, couples, and coaches how to turn a round of golf into real connection - on purpose, not by accident.

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Purposeful Conversations is a coffee table style book designed for families, couples, and coaches to foster relationship through the game of golf.

“Conversations matter more than pars!” — Brad Pluth

Families show up together and still leave disconnected

You get your kid to the course. You walk five, six holes together. And somehow the whole round becomes about mechanics, scores, and "keep your head down." The connection you wanted never shows up.

Here's the part most people miss: golf participation drops sharply after age 12 to 14. Not because the game is too hard. Because the experience turns transactional - scores, pressure, and instruction instead of relationship.

A disconnected junior golfer feeling pressure on the course

Connection Doesn't Happen By Accident

Golf gives you a rare three-hour window with the people you care about.

No screens. No rushing. Space to talk.

But that window closes when every hole becomes a lesson.

The problem isn't the round.

It's that no one designed the conversation.

Left to chance, "How did you play?" wins every time - and that question ends the conversation instead of opening it.

A Framework For The Conversations That Matter

This isn't a swing book. It's a relationship book that happens to use golf.

Question Prompts

Shift the focus from 'How did you play?' to 'What did you discover today?'

Reflection Exercises

Help families debrief in a way that builds the relationship instead of creating tension.

Structured Frameworks

For parents, couples, coaches, and youth programs - so the connection is built in, not hoped for.

Authentic Photography

By Peter Wong, capturing real moments of connection on the course.

What Changes

You stop coaching every shot and start hearing your kid.

Your rounds get lighter. The pressure comes off. Your family wants to come back.

Golf stops being a test and becomes the thing that brings you together.

"Golf doesn't build relationships automatically. But when we create space for purposeful conversations, golf becomes one of the most powerful relationship-building tools we have."
~Brad Pluth

Who This Is For

Parents

Trade instruction for connection with your kids on the course.

Couples

Turn a shared round into real time together.

Coaches & youth programs

A facilitation framework for FCA, First Tee, and high school teams.

Corporate & group outings

Connection that lasts beyond the scorecard.

Who's Behind The Book

Brad Pluth is a PGA Master Professional and the founder of Golf Achievement Academy. He has delivered 57,000 lessons over 28 years, coaching golfers across 46 states and 11 countries. He teaches at Dick's House of Sport in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and coaches remotely through GolfAchievement.com.

He wrote Purposeful Conversations because he watched too many families walk off the course further apart than when they walked on. This book is the fix.

Choose How You Want To Start

Every option includes the book. Add coaching if you want to build the connection on the course, not just read about it.

The Book

$40

The complete Purposeful Conversations book. Frameworks for before, during, and after every round.

Book + 1 Hour Lesson

$120

The book plus one coaching session with Brad or a Golf Achievement coach — in person or remote.

MOST POPULAR

Book + 3 Lessons

$260

The book plus three coaching sessions. Enough to build a real routine your family can repeat.

Book + 10 Lessons

$640

The book plus ten coaching sessions. The full path from first conversation to lasting habit.

Ordering 25 or more for a team, club, or company? Email [email protected] for bulk pricing and custom dust jackets.

Your Questions, Answered

Find out if Purposeful Conversations is the right fit for your family, your relationship, or your youth team. If you still have questions, we are just an email away.

Do I need to be a golfer to use this book?

No. The frameworks work whether you shoot 80 or you've never broken 120. The point is connection, not score.

Is this a swing-instruction book?

No. It's about the conversations around the game. If you want swing and scoring help, that's what the lesson options are for.

Can I use this with my youth program or team?

Yes. The book includes facilitation frameworks built for FCA, First Tee, high school teams, and group settings.

Are the lessons in person or remote?

Both. In person at Dick's House of Sport in Minnetonka, Minnesota, or remotely by phone, iPad, and Google Meet through GolfAchievement.com.

Who is Brad Pluth?

A PGA Master Professional and founder of Golf Achievement Academy : 57,000 lessons over 28 years across 46 states and 11 countries.

Your Next Round Can Be Different

You already spend the three hours. Spend them on connection. Start with the book.

Laugh. Play. Have fun.