Rainmaker: Superagent Hughes Norton and the Money-Grab Explosion of Golf from Tiger to LIV and Beyond

Rainmaker: Superagent Hughes Norton and the Money-Grab Explosion of Golf from Tiger to LIV and Beyond

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  • Create Date:2024-03-29 06:20:41
  • Update Date:2025-09-10
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  • Author:Hughes Norton
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Summary

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。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 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。

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Reviews

Tanner Olson

Rainmaker was an introspective look into the life of IMG agent Hughes Norton and mainly his work representing multiple golfers across the 1970s, 80s, and 90s including his groundbreaking deals with golf’s biggest star Tiger Woods。 Coming into this book be mostly unaware of who Hughes Norton and IMG were, the beginning background information was helpful in building up the story, but I found that in the middle it got a bit slow paced at times。 I really enjoyed the last 30% regarding Tiger Woods an Rainmaker was an introspective look into the life of IMG agent Hughes Norton and mainly his work representing multiple golfers across the 1970s, 80s, and 90s including his groundbreaking deals with golf’s biggest star Tiger Woods。 Coming into this book be mostly unaware of who Hughes Norton and IMG were, the beginning background information was helpful in building up the story, but I found that in the middle it got a bit slow paced at times。 I really enjoyed the last 30% regarding Tiger Woods and Hughes’ career thoughts on the LIV and made the slow build absolutely worth it。This book was provided to me by NetGalley and Atria Books in exchange for my honest and fair opinion。 Being a golf fan, this was a fun and interesting read that I would recommend。 。。。more

Emm H

Hughes Norton presents an understandably biased but also fascinating view into recent golf history in this memoir cum business guidance text。 His background knowledge of the golf goings-on sheds light on current changes, especially in relationship to LIV and the PGA。 I look forward to sharing this one with my partner, who is a golfer, and will likely get even more of the references and insider knowledge than I did。 Rounding 3。5 to 4 stars。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC。