52 replies to this topic

[mysteriousmaskedman]

Forgive me if this has been covered in another forum post:

Heading down to Florida for a week of vacation and looking for a golf book to bring along. I've read Frost's books and really liked them so would love to find something in a similar vein.

[golfNashTN]

Anything by Dr Bob Rotella or Gio Valiente would be my recommendation.  Some great reading any very very helpful for the mental side of this game.

[DLiver]

I just started reading Butch Harmon's book "The Pro," which is about his dad and Butch's life. It is a good read thus far.

Kris Tschetter's book about Hogan was great--a terrific inside look at Hogan.

FYI, both books are relatively short.

[oldpalchamp]

Missing Links by Rick Reilly is a great read.

[minitour]

I enjoyed "Who's Your Caddy"

[Tuba]

The sequel to Missing Links is also a beauty.  Those two books will have you laughing long after you've read them.

[Woodridge]

Here you go. Some of the great golf books ever written. I'd start with anything by Bernard Darwin.

http://www.classicsofgolf.com/

[Six Pints]

Something I enjoyed reading recently was "The Mysterious Montague" by Leigh Montville. Its a non-fiction book about what was purported to be the greatest golfer of the day that never played in a tournament and the mystery surrounding him. It was a fascinating and fun read and leaves you thinking... I dont want to say much more.

If you're into architecture I also enjoyed "Masters of the Links" by Geoff Shackelford.

[bwcorserat]

Seven Days in Utopia, I couldn't put it down. When I got it I thought it would be a book I could spend some time with, but after starting it, I sit down with it twice and before I knew it, I had finished it. Still haven't seen the movie, and I don't see how it could beat the book. If your are a golf nut and, or a Christian it's a very inspirational read.

[1iron]

The Troon Mcallister books are great reads for vacation, they are Hilarious!  Scratch is my favorite.

[SheriffBooth]

"Golf Dreams" is a collection of John Updike essays and excerpts.  Good stuff.

[stryper]

All three of Mark Frost's books.

[stryper]

Woodridge, on 27 February 2012 - 09:27 AM, said:

Here you go. Some of the great golf books ever written. I'd start with anything by Bernard Darwin.

http://www.classicsofgolf.com/

Wow, nice find....

[tesuquegolfer]

I liked a book called Paper Tiger about a guy that works on his game for a year in an attempt to qualify for a Pro event.

[KaTooM]

Good stuff here! Definitely going to have "bookmark" this thread for future reference!

Thanks y'all!

[UHCougar]

I'm also looking for a golf-book that doesn't deal with swing instruction, but rather, one that discusses golf strategy. For example, how to attack an elevated pin, or when to hit a fade/draw depending on wind direction etc etc. I know i can just google the questions i have, but reading a book may reveal answers to questions i didnt even consider before.

[HoosierMizuno]

Whens the vacay???  

http://www.amazon.co...30541175&sr=8-1

Out March 27th.

It went from no way i'm reading to slightly interested and a maybe now that Tiger hates it and his agent is ripping it. If they keep things up it will go to the top of my wishlist.

[migolfke]

I also loved both The Greatest Game Ever Played and The Match. Try Paper Tiger and Who's Your Caddy. The latter is great for disjointed reading as each chapter can stand alone. I'm interested to interested to hear more suggestions as I picked up Golf in the Kingdom and am not feeling it - about 30% through it and don't know if i'll finish it.

[dpark]

migolfke, on 29 February 2012 - 01:54 PM, said:

I also loved both The Greatest Game Ever Played and The Match. Try Paper Tiger and Who's Your Caddy. The latter is great for disjointed reading as each chapter can stand alone. I'm interested to interested to hear more suggestions as I picked up Golf in the Kingdom and am not feeling it - about 30% through it and don't know if i'll finish it.

+1 on "The Match" probably the best non-fiction, non-autobiographical golf book I have ever read. Who thought writing about 18 holes of golf could be that entertaining... Couldn't put it down and read it in two days.

[Colby327]

Paper Tiger, one of my favorites.  I'm also reading The Match right now and like it a lot.    

Golf in the Kingdom was interesting but not what I expected at all... I don't think I'd recommend it.

[kmayer99]

minitour, on 27 February 2012 - 08:40 AM, said:

I enjoyed "Who's Your Caddy"

+1...the chapter with Dewey Tomko is hilarious.  Vaseline on your ball does actually work.

[Schanck11]

I Golf Therefore I am Nuts by George Fuller is a fun read!

[davidi]

If you enjoyed Frost's books you have to try 'Tommy's Honor' by Kevin Cook, very highly recommended, I'd put it on a par with 'The Match', really enjoayble!
Others I'd recommend:
'To win and die in Dixie' by Steve Eubanks,
'4 iron in the soul' by Lawrence Donegan
'Chasing Greatness' by Adam Lazarus.

Edited by davidi, 01 March 2012 - 09:18 AM.

[rblmp32]

Who's your caddy was great as is paper tiger.  I enjoyed my best day in golf also.

[PinHunter]

Brassies, Mashies & Bootleg Scotch by Bill Kirpatrick....great read, shouldn't take anymore than 2 or 3 days to get through.  The author grew up on a few golf courses in the 1930s-1940s as his father was the head of the grounds crew and he tells stories of events, some of the little odd jobs he helped his father do, its a totally different outlook into golf that I found extremely enjoyable to read.

[putts4bogey]

I've been hearing so much about the upcoming Hank Haney release, I think I'll give that a read on a future trip.

[Chuck_W]

Another one you might check out is the book about Titantic Thompson (I think that is the title actually). Pretty incredible characted. Towards the end of his run, he set up a match between Lee Travino and Raymond Floyd when Travino was working as a pro at a club in El Paso. Some of the stuff he is supposed to have done is hard to believe.

[PinHunter]

Chuck_W, on 01 March 2012 - 09:29 AM, said:

Another one you might check out is the book about Titantic Thompson (I think that is the title actually). Pretty incredible characted. Towards the end of his run, he set up a match between Lee Travino and Raymond Floyd when Travino was working as a pro at a club in El Paso. Some of the stuff he is supposed to have done is hard to believe.

This is also a good read, I was hoping there would be more golf related stories though.  Entertaining none the less.  Couldn't agree more about some of the stuff he did was hard to believe, some of it just makes you laugh at how simple he beat some people out of their $$.

[squarre]

A few that haven't been metioned so far:

The Eternal Summer: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year by Curt Sampson

The Greatest Player Who Never Lived by J. Michael Veron

Sir Walter by Tom Clavin

Down the Fairway by Bobby Jones

[jas904]

I've read many non-instructional golf books and two that always come to mind in which I stayed up late at night because I couldn't put it down are; Mr. Hogan, The Man I Knew by Kris Tschetter and The Match by Mark Frost.  If you care to read about St Andrews Scotland, Two Years in St Andrews by George Peper is also a great read.

Edited by jas904, 02 March 2012 - 01:00 PM.