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Unwritten in the annals of the sporting world is the story of a man with unlimited potential who was denied his rightful place in the lore of golf. Who was this mysterious golfer with a golden swing and deft touch, who life and career Bobby Jones followed with so much interest? An accused felon fleeing from the law? Why would one of the greatest athletes of all time risk his spotless reputation to help a man he met only once? "Golf's literary rookie of the year" --New York Times, "Veron proves to be a master of fiction." --USA Today, "Dual parts John Grisham and John Feinstein." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "If you have ever played one round of golf, and appreciate clear, spare writing with a touch of To Kill A Mockingbird, you will love this book." --Miami Herald -
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By O.B. Keeler This Atlanta sportswriter gained fame of his own by covering Bobby Jones in all his important tournaments. Jones considered Keeler to be 'the greatest sportswriter who ever lived.' He tells of his learning golf in 1897 and life in America before World War I. You will quickly see why Jones held him in such high regard. Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald. -
By Johnny Miller Superb instruction and piquant commentary from one of the most articulate premier players. As beautiful as it is useful, the book is printed on fine stock and profusely illustrated with original golf watercolors by Matthew Cook. Includes humorous essays by the likes of George Plimpton, David Owen, Charles McGrath, Glen Waggoner and Ian Frazier. -
The important golf tournaments are covered of course and covered with real zest, but the centerpiece in Following the Leaders is always the personalities of the stars - how they react to pressure, how they conduct themselves when they are behind or ahead, how they prepare for championships, what their life is like off the course, how they see the world and each other. I think we probably get to know Jones, Sarazen, Collett, Wethered, Hagen, Hogan, Venturi, and Nicklaus better in these pages than other golf books. Laney knew them all. Bob Jones became one of his closest friends. -
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By Bernard Darwin The most prolific golf writer and high amateur, Darwin explains the multiple and enduring pleasures of golf in his own words and through writings culled from his favorite books on the game. You cannot possibly have a better guide. Foreword by Ian Dunlop. -
By Joyce Wethered Many experts feel Wethered was the greatest woman golfer ever. Herb Wind wrote: "Her thoughts on what made for a good golf swing were uncomplicated and well ahead of her time." Simply a brilliant book. Foreword by Robert S.Macdonald. -
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By Bernard Darwin The story of one of the Triumvirate who, at the turn of the century, along with Taylor and Vardon, elevated the game from a Scottish curiosity to a level of unimaginable popularity. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. -
By George Nash An underground classic for decades, this is a truly hilarious account of the breaking of the mental health of the secretary of a British golf club because of the incessant threats and sabotages by club members such as the ferocious General Sir Armstrong Forcursue. Upon his appointment, the Job-like Secretary, Patrick Whelk, receives this note: “Dear Sir, I hear that you are the new Secretary. May Heaven Help You.” Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald. -
Edited by Peter Ryde--a brilliant collection of Darwin One of the inescapable charms of Darwin’s writings is his ability to see with the eyes of a child while thinking with the mind of a highly educated adult. An Attack of Socketing is Darwin at his impish best. At worst, it is a story going nowhere; at best, it is a story that ends up where it began. Read how an attack of the “shanks” or “socketing” (when the ball goes dead right at impact for a right-handed player) can and does infect the average and best players. Hogan at Carnoustie, the immortal James Braid, Ouimet at Brookline, Bobby Jones in quest of the Grand Slam and after his announced retirement: all are the subjects of wonderful pieces. However, the more obscure Darwin becomes in search of a topic, the better the results. Take When Slices were Slices, which contains no advice, although it is loosely about the six different types of slices Seymour Dunn describes in Standardised Golf Instruction. Sensitive of his reader’s game, Darwin avoids detailing the six slices “because to read a medical book is to invariably to believe that one has got every disease under the sun.” -
By S.L. McKinlay Scotland's finest journalist produced 500 golf essays from 1956-80 for the Glasgow Herald. Here are the best of those essays - a Scottish look at Scotland's own game. Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Ken Cameron. -
This was the first anthology of the history of the game and the first indication that golf had a literature superior to other sports. Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald. -
By George Plimpton Plimpton hit on the formula of an amateur thrown among the best pros in various sports. He is, in fact, one of America's leading humorists, and has graciously written a new foreword for this edition. Foreword by George Plimpton -
It is difficult to overstate the importance of The Game of Golf; a book of instruction far beyond its time in many ways. Preface by Archie Baird, Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald. -
By Pat Ward-Thomas A collection of this distinguished British golf journalist's best essays, concentrating on Hogan and Palmer in the 1950s and 1960s when they reigned supreme. Afterword by Arnold Palmer. -
By H.N. Wethered A dozen essays on various aspects of the game, each envisioned in its ideal form. The course, clubs, style, temperament, champions, architecture, all considered in Wethered's search for perfection. Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald. -
By Bernard Darwin Autobiographical information about Bernard Darwin. Originally published in 1955, this book celebrates the life and accomplishments of one golf's greatest personalities. Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind. -
By Gene Sarazen
This candid autobiography of the legendary golfer gives a fine account of golf during the 1920s and 30s. This is such an enjoyable read by one of golf's true greats with one delightful story after another about Sarazen's life in golf, which began as like many others in this time period as a caddie.
From his infamous double eagle at Augusta to his touching story with the elderly caddie Daniels and their win at The British, this book is jammed packed with golf told through the eyes of a man who played alongside the like of Vardon, Cotton, Armour, Snead, Hogan and Hagen, among others. What a fascinating insight into not only this wonderful champion and his life, but the game itself. Expertly written with Herbert Warren Wind. Afterword by Peter Ryde. -
Edited by Herbert Warren Wind and Robert S. Macdonald Harry Vardon--6 time Open Champion and a true golf superstar. This is the best of Vardon's writing, including autobiographical and instructional material. A gem of a book. An original publication by The Classics of Golf. Afterword by S.L. McKinlay. -
By Jack Nicklaus with Herbert Warren Wind Written at the height of his powers--this books is a fantastic insight into one of the great sportsman in history. The chapters on instruction are terrific, reflecting Nicklaus' focus on a few fundamentals and his uncomplicated approach to the game. What you see in this book is an amazing attitude and mentality that carries Nicklaus to the most majors ever won and doing it with class. The book was written with the Dean of American Sportwriters, Herbert Warren Wind, who writing brings out the real Nicklaus. -
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By Walter Hagen with Magaret Seaton Heck One of the game's most dashing and feared players, he is summed up in his most-remembered saying: " I never wanted to be a millionaire - I just wanted to live like one". This is Walter Hagen's own story of the two decades when he ruled the golfing world as king. Hagen not only won a major tournament every year for twenty years-a record never even approached by any other golfer-but his personality dominated the game during that period. A fascinating read that also shows how he opened up the golf world to professionals--who previously weren't even allowed in the clubhouse. Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind.
