What is the best golf book you have read and why?

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+ 1. A great book. He blended the two stories (Ouimet & Vardon) beautifully and then bringing them together for the showdown at Brookline.

I’m currently reading “The Match” also by Mark Frost. The cover says – Hogan, Nelson, Venturi, Ward and the day golf changed forever. Really enjoying it, well written and a great (true) story.

Any from the library :)
Ours also has golf DVDs. Then it doesn’t matter if they’re crap.

Nominating a “best” just wouldn’t be possible for me probably because there’s a few different types of golf book.

For short stories/musings, “Fairways and Greens” by Dan Jenkins is a ripper, as are most by Jenkins – even the non-golf ones. It’s in the same vein as Harvey Penick’s “Little Red Book”.

There’s the detailed recent historical type. Think “A good Walk Spoiled”, “Caddy” etc. Or anything else by John Feinstein for that matter – he’s the Jon Krakauer of sports authors.

Then there’s older history and, as per posters above, Mark Frost does this superbly.

For ex-players et al telling tall tales and true type books, David Feherty and Gary McCord spin good yarns too. “Bud, Sweat and Tees” by Alan Shipnuck (about Rich Beem) is a good one here, as is “Who’s your Caddy” by Rick Reilly (probably the best sports writer of the last 20 years). Mike Clayton’s “From the Inside” is also very readible.

In the category of “journey/life dreams”, Michael Bamberger’s “To the Linksland” is the best I’ve read. Lawrence Donegan’s “Four iron in the Soul” and “Last Rounds” by James Dobson are highly recommended.

“Augusta” by Steve Eubanks is a great read if only because the subject is so fascinating.

Auto/biographies? If you like the player you’ll probably like the book. Nicklaus’s is probably the best I’ve read.

Then there’s the classics. Herbert Warren Wind, PG Wodehouse, and Bernard Darwin are the picks for great writing. Go for an anthology or collection.

I do not read instruction or “mental approach” books.

Does that help?

‘The Big Miss’ by Hank Haney is a fascinating insight into his time while working as Tiger’s coach.

Really hard book to put down.

+1 for Harvey Penick’s “Little Red Book”

Mark Frost’s books are great reading, as is James Dodson’s “Ben Hogan: An American Life”.

+1 for Harvey Penick’s “Little Red Book”

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