Book Reviews

New Book to Be Released

A new book is sure to get the attention of golfers everywhere. Called "Winning Golf Strategies," the new title will give readers valuable playing t...

'Two Good Rounds' by Elisa Gaudet

Reviewed by Bob Spiwak

From the moment I saw the frontispiece of this book I knew I would like it. It's a reproduction of a Pabst...

'Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf'

Reviewed by Bob Spiwak

I am not a Bill Murray fan. However, my wife paid a dollar for "Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf," by Mur...

'Let There be Pebble' by Zachary Michael Jack

Reviewed by Bob Spiwak

When this book came to my attention my initial reaction was, "Oh, another Pebble Beach story slobbering wo...

Chuck Klosterman - New Book but the Song Remains the Same

Reviewed by Jay Flemma

It's time to throw up our rock hands and give a "Woo hoo hoo!" for Chuck Klosterman and his new novel "The...

'Brassies, Mashies, & Bootleg Scotch' by Bill Kilpatrick

Reviewed by Bob Spiwak

"Brassies, Mashies, & Bootleg Scotch" is subtitled "Growing Up On America's First Heroic Golf Course," and...

'Golf List Mania' by Leonard Shapiro & Ed Sherman

Reviewed by Dr. John Wagner

This book will be enjoyable for golf nuts who need to learn more about the people involved in golf. T...

'The Swinger' by Michael Bamberger & Alan Shipnuck

Reviewed by Dr. John Wagner

This is a fictional account of professional golfer Tree Tremont. The story reads like the life of Ti...

'Deane Beman - Golf's Driving Force' by Adam Schupak

Reviewed by Tony Dear

With two young kids, work commitments and all the other stuff that steals time these days, I don't get a lo...

'The Biography of A. Vernon Macan - Just Call Me Mac' by Michael Riste

Reviewed by Dr. John Wagner

When I first looked at this book, I had doubts about whether I would like the layout and the photos, ...
'Deane Beman, Golf's Driving Force' by Adam Schupak
'If Golf Were the Only Game' by Bob Cram
'Miracle at Merion' by David Bartlett
'The Timeless Swing' by Tom Watson
'Dream On' by John Richardson
'Miracle at Merion' by David Bartlett
'Golfing With Dad' by David Barrett
'The 1986 Masters - How Jack Nicklaus Roared Back To Win' by John Boyette
'A Disorderly Compendium of Golf' by Lorne Rubenstein & Jeff Neuman
'Dogleg Madness' by Mike Bryan
'The Little Book of Indoor Golf Games' by Adrian Winter
'The Caddie' by Michael Veron
'Golf's Sacred Journey: A Week at the Links of Utopia' by Dr. David Cook
'The Return of the Four Hour Round' by Patrick Mateer
'Mr. Hogan: The Man I Knew' by Kris Tschetter with Steve Eubanks
'True Links' by George Peper & Malcolm Campbell
'Titanic Thompson' by Kevin Cook
'Golfing with God' by Roland Merullo
Golf's Version of 'Believe It or Not!'
'To Win & Die in Dixie' by Steve Eubanks
'Golf & the American Country Club'
The Country Club History Wins USGA Book Award
'Ancestral Links' by John Garrity
Special Sale on 'Around the World in 80 Rounds'
'The Art of Scoring' by Stan Utley
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The King & I
'My Golfing Day with Dad' by Carol Abbott
'Freddie & Me' by Tripp Bowden
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'Finding Your Zone' by Michael Lardon, M.D.
'The Golf Observer 2009 PGA Tour Preview' by Sal Johnson
'Golf, Naked' by Greg Rowley
'The Golfer's Handbook' by Tony Dear
'Pete Dye Golf Courses' by Joel Zuckerman
'The Caddie Who Played With Hickory' by John Coyne
Book Review Roundup
'Pops and Sunshine' by Dave Andrews
'Slim and None' & 'The Franchise Babe - Golf, God, and Country' by Dan Jenkins
Review of 'Poems 2008,' by Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
'The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story' by Tim O'Connor
'Tommy's Honor' Wins USGA Book Honors
Useful Golf Book
Useful Golf Book: 2nd Edition
'A Golfer's Dream' by Larry Berle
Sal Johnson's 2008 PGA Tour Guidebook Great for Fans, Fantasy Players
'Around the World in 80 Rounds' by David Wood
'Golfing New England - Courses, Legends, History and Hints'
'The Match' by Mark Frost
'The Seventh at St. Andrews' by Scott Gummer
'Out of Bounds' by John Corrigan
'Championships and Friendships: The First 100 Years of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association'
'The Golf Courses of Stanley Thompson'
'Golf Digest's Golf Weekends'
'You're Still Away'
Thirteen Stars in Galaxy of Texas Golf Holes
'Golf's Golden Age' is Gold Standard for Golf Books
New Book about Stanley Thompson
'From The Red Tees' by Celeste Palermo
'Don't Ask What I Shot - How Eisenhower's Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950s America,' by Catherine M. Lewis
'The Impact Zone' by Bobby Clampett & Andy Brumer
'The Edict' by Bob Cupp
'One Nation Under Par' by Mark Nemcek
'Tommy's Honor,' by Kevin Cook
'Make Your Golf Dream A Reality' by Lou Hays
Finegan Wins USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award
Irish Golf Book Reviews
'The Golden Rules of Golf' by Dr. Bob Spears
'The Efficient Golfer' by Robert Anthony Pritchard
‘Fix The Yips Forever’ by Hank Haney with Matthew Rudy
‘Around the World in Eighty Rounds’ Gets Release Date
'The Doonbeg Ghosts' by Ivan Morris
A Gentleman's Game, by Tom Coyne
Jimmy Demaret: The Swing's the Thing, by John Companiotte & The PGA Championship: The Season's Final Major, by Companiotte & Catherine Lewis
Munie: The Jitterbug Collection’ by Bobby Steiner
‘A Paradise Called Pebble Beach’ by Ray A. March
‘The Secret of Hogan's Swing’ by Tom Bertrand & Printer Bowler
'Dr. Divot's Guide to Golf Injuries,' by Larry Foster M.D
‘Slices: Observations from the Wrong Side of the Fairway’ by I. J. Schecter
‘Bad Lie’ by John R. Corrigan
‘Byron Nelson’ by John Companiotte
‘Alliss' 19th Hole’ by Peter Alliss with Rab MacWilliam
‘Rough Meditations’ by Bradley S. Klein
‘Dream Golf: The Making of Bandon Dunes,’ by Stephen Goodwin
A Threesome of Book Reviews
Around the World in Eighty Rounds
PGA of America Offers Home Library
‘The Sweetest Game’ by Cal Brown
‘Leadbetter’s Quick Tips: The Ultimate Short Lessons to Fix Any Part of Your Game’
‘Shanks for Nothing’ by Rick Reilly
‘Confessions of a Sandbagger’ by J.J. Gowland
‘Tillinghast: Creator of Golf Courses’ by Philip Young
‘Mulligan’s Laws,’ Henry Heard, Editor
‘The Big Tour’ by Robert Upton
‘Follow the Wind’ by Bo Links
‘The Greatest Course That Never Was’ by J. Michael Veron
‘America! What have you done to the Auld Game?’ by W. Eric Laing
‘When War Played Through’ by John Strege
‘The Greatest Golfer Who Never Lived’ by J. Michael Veron
‘Sam – The One and Only Sam Snead’ by Al Barkow
‘Golflore: Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes’ by Arv Olson
‘Links, Lore and Legends: The Story of Texas Golf’ by Art Stricklin
‘Snap Hook’ by John Corrigan
‘Wise Words for Golfers’ by Dale Concannon
‘A Golf Story’ by Charles Price
‘Out of the Rough’ by Bernard Darwin Enters Classics of Golf Library
‘Lost Balls’ by Charles Lindsay
‘Slim and None’ by Dan Jenkins
‘Slim and None’ by Dan Jenkins
‘The Greatest Game Ever Played’ by Mark Frost
‘Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus’ by Michael Konik
‘The Foursome’ by Troon McAllister
‘Official Price Guide to Golf Collectibles’ by Edward Kiersh
‘A View from the Rough’ by Mike Klemme
‘The Northwest Golfer's Almanac’ (Edited by Jeff Shelley)
‘The Greatest Course That Never Was’ by J. Michael Veron
'Best Places to Golf - Northwest' by Jeff Wallach
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