Golf

This may be the most unusual golf book ever written.At one of a series of clinics that former USPGA teacher of the year Craig Shankland staged, he asked Moe Norman in front of about 300 people, “What’s it like to hit perfect shots, Moe?” Moe paused and...

In Golf Architecture for Normal People, golf architecture expert Geoff Shackelford elucidates the world' s most interactive art form in ways that all golfers can enjoy. For those smitten by this centuries-old sport, Shackelford takes readers on a fun...

In his illustrious career as a cartoonist for the New Yorker and other publications, Joseph Farris has created dozens of hilarious cartoons about "the best game in the world at which to be bad."A.A. Milne had it right, and Farris's...

A great gift for any golfer, whether or not he will ever visit Augusta National or see The Masters in person. As a caddy at Augusta National Golf Club, Tripp Bowden learned lessons about golf, life-and food.Here Bowden shares forty of his favorite...

In All the Memorable Rounds, author Tripp Bowden asserts that it is the experience that defines a golf course. This includes the experience from the parking lot to the pro shop, the golf course to the caddies, the first tee jitters to the eighteenth tee...

'Sand and Golf: How Terrain Shapes the Game' explores what makes golf, and golf course architecture, so special on sandy terrain. Golf was born on sandy ground and the features of the game are a direct product of that terrain. Fairways and greens were...

A compelling journey through the heart and soul of golf, bringing the sport's history and the current state of the game to lifeWhen Sean Zak arrived in St. Andrews, Scotland-the mecca of golf-he was determined to spend his summer in search of the game's...

InThe Science of Golf, seasoned sports broadcaster Will Haskett examines the science behind the beloved sport of golf. The author covers topics like the swing, the body, the mind, the equipment, the agronomy of the course, analytics, and much more...

Lisa Cornwell never shied away from standing up to bullies.When she was a freshman in college, she saw a manhit a woman in the face with a closed fist while aparalyzed crowd stood by and watched. Secondslater, she took matters into her own hands-with...

For years, amateur golfers have been going to see pros to learn how to improve their game. If there were some major technical difficulties that the pro could correct, the amateurs would come away with an improved game.For most of us, we might see an...

I Burn But I Am Not Consumed brings together photographs and an archive collated by photographer Alicia Bruce and the residents of Menie, Scotland. The project documents sixteen years of Donald Trump's impact on the coastal Scottish community from 2006...

Young Tom Morris, the son of the legendary pioneer of golf, Tom Morris, was golf's first superstar.Born at a pivotal moment in history, just as the new and inexpensive 'gutty' ball was making golf affordable and drawing thousands of new players to the...

The first known rules of golf were drawn up in 1744 in Edinburgh for the world's first open golf competition at Leith by the Gentlemen Golfers of Edinburgh, who became The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. In the nineteenth century, the rules...

The Long Golden Afternoontells the story of the transformative generation of golf that followed the rise of Young Tom Morris an era of sweeping change that saw Scotland's national pastime become one of the rare games played around the world.It...

The USA TODAY Golfer's Encyclopedia is an exhaustively researched statistical and biographical reference on professional golfers and their performances over the past fifty years. Including all golfers who have had a minimum of 20 starts on the PGA tour...

Golf: A simple four letter word that many consider to be, another "four letter word". It doesn't have to be that way though. "There is no magic potion, but golf just doesn't have to be that hard", says PGA of America Master Professional in Teaching, Brad...

InGolf Jokes,Josh Shifrin has put together a list of the funniest, most humorous, side-stitching, belly busting, and toe-tickling list of comedic prose to keep you laughing throughout anything this amazing game can throw at you. From concise one-liners...

Insight from the likes of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Bob Hope, Lee Trevino, Ben Hogan, and many others.Both life and golf can offer frustrations and also important lessons on topics ranging from "grinding it out"...

Gary Player's Black Book contains sixty questions and detailed responses from eighteen-time major winner Gary Player. The book, divided into three parts, focuses on specific scenarios and problems that arise in golf, life, and business. In the first...

There's an old adage about sports writing that says "the smaller the ball, the better the writing." The quotes that make up 1,001 Pearls of Golfer's Wisdom prove that to be most definitely true! Including great golfers from all around the world and every...

In Ben Hogan's Short Game Simplified, the follow-up to the successful Ben Hogan's Magical Device (2009), author Ted Hunt takes things a step further, focusing his attention on the elements of Hogan's picture-perfect swing specific to shots attempted...

Hardcover and fully illustrated book profiling the top 50 most desirable golf courses in Australia. Compiled by Golf Australia magazine. Welcome to every golfer's 'must play' list. Great Golf Courses Australia nominates the top locations down under. ...