Golf Books - Biographies . General Courses Inspiration Instruction Sports Book Menu Top Picks from Time 2 Buy Online Evangelist of Golf by George Bahto George Bahto's "The Evangelist of Golf" is the definitive work detailing the course layouts and historical contributions of two of the great masters of the craft. Charles Blair Macdonald and his protege, Seth Raynor, are widely recognized as two of the 20th century's greatest golf course architects, and "The Evangelist of Golf" is a compelling study of their work and their lasting influence on the game. With an impressive array of stunning original images, this pictorial is as comprehensive as it is attractive.  Price: $59.50 Hardcover   Payne Stewart: The Authorized Biography by Tracey Stewart Price: $10.49 Paperback $20.97 Hardcover [Large Print]   Down the Fairway by Robert T. Jones, et al In an age of big money, lucrative endorsements, TV contracts and pouting millionaires, this earnest volume comes as a breath of fresh air. Infused with Jones' deep knowledge of and pure passion for the game, it evokes a long-ago time when an amateur (i.e., "one who loves") could be the best in the world. Part memoir, part golf instructional, part golf history-and including wonderful vintage photographs-Down the Fairway is a must read for all who care about this most fascinating sport Price: $17.47 Hardcover   Tin Cup Dreams by Michael D'Antonio Golf has always been a game in which impossible dreams could be achieved. But is that still true, in an era when champions are groomed from infancy? Determined to find out, D'Antonio went looking for a long shot to follow. He found one in self-taught Mexican Esteban Toledo, and this account follows Toledo's first year on the PGA Tour. Of all the "year in the life" golf books that have appeared in the wake of John Feinstein's best-selling A Good Walk Spoiled (1995), this one is the least derivative and most satisfying.  Price: $11.16 Paperback $16.77 Hardcover   The Life and Work of Dr. Alister MacKenzie by Tom Doak, et al A collaboration of love - not only for Dr. MacKenzie but the essential history of the game of golf. Insightful, textured prose combined with correspondence, primary architectural renderings by Dr. MacKenzie and photographs, this work is the finest published on his life,and his life's work. This book comes with my highest recommendation and should be an integral addition to every golf library.  Review by Charles D. Horning Price: $45.50 Hardcover   A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer From his first steps onto the public stage, this true icon of sport exuded an aura more inviting than off-putting, and his substantial record--92 titles worldwide, four Masters championships, a U.S. Open crown, and back-to-back British Open victories--speaks for itself. So does his autobiography. It is friendly, chatty, honest, passionate, long on spirit, and deft with the anecdotes it shares. As a storyteller, Palmer is as down the middle with the failures and hard times as he is with the remarkable triumphs.  Price: $10.50 Paperback $17.50 Paperback [Large Print] Price: $18.87 Hardcover $16.80 Audio Cassette [Abridged]   Good Bounces and Bad Lies by Ben Wright You've got to give this to former CBS golf analyst Ben Wright: he can sure tell a story, and the further he shoves his soft-spiked foot into his mouth, the better the stories. His anecdotal autobiography flits back and forth between idolatry and wickedness, and at times his pen has no governor at all.  Price: $17.47 Hardcover   Ben Hogan: The Man Behind The Mystique by Martin Davis Davis follows his pictorial history of Hogan (The Hogan Mystique) with this stunningly comprehensive, coffee-table book tribute to the legendary golfer who many consider the most misunderstood man in the sport. Hogan's dedication to personal privacy, his bluntness and obsession with creating the perfect swing were apparently more off-putting to the media than to his devoted fans and friends.  Price: $42.00 Hardcover   Golfers by Dick Durrance With more than 65 beautiful black-and-white photos accompanied by entertaining essays and observations, renowned photojournalist Dick Durrance truly captures the magic of this game. This book reflects the magnificent range of people, places, and particulars that make golf such a passion and celebrates the deep feelings experienced by those who play the game. Golfers will treasure this book because of its all-encompassing look at the world's most fascinating game.  Price: $19.57 Hardcover   Jack Nicklaus: My Story by Jack Nicklaus As "The Golfer of the Century," Jack Nicklaus is a recognized authority on the game's history and direction, and in his 13th book, My Story, he shares the details of his most impressive victories. With 20 major championships under his belt, he has plenty of highlights to share, including shot-by-shot analyses of his classic battles with fellow legends Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Tom Watson.  Price: $24.95 Paperback Price: $21.00 Hardcover $85.95 Audio Cassette [Unabridged]   The Scrapbook of Old Tom Morris by Old Tom Morris, David Joy Inspired by British Royality, 'The Scrapbook of Old Tom Morris' is the most unique and one-of-a-kind book ever published. Old Tom Morris was golf's first superstar- a golf professional, club maker, greenkeeper and architect- all at the home of golf- St. Andrews. The scrapbook, assembled by David Joy, contained minutes from the R&A annual meetings, the original rules of golf, vintage photographs, scorecards from the early Open's and famous challenge matches, and a view into the life of an incredible man.  Price: $31.50 Hardcover   Tour '72 by Michael D'Antonio Featuring crowded leader boards, surprise turnarounds and sudden-death playoffs in five of its first seven tournaments, the 1972 PGA Tour was earmarked by a fierce rivalry among the players not witnessed since. Focusing on Nicklaus, Palmer, Player and Trevino, D'Antonio (Tin Cup Dreams) traces the character of the season and its hopefuls as they vie with one another for the greatest crown in the sport the winning of the four major tournaments of the PGA Tour.  Price: $17.47 Hardcover   Discovering Donald Ross by Bradley Klein Over a career that lasted from the early 1900s to the late 1940s, no other golf course architect is credited with more fine layouts - or is more revered - than Donald J. Ross. Brad Klein's Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and his Golf Courses is a monumental work on this monumental figure in golf. The text is rich in detail, and the book is filled with old drawings, maps, and photographs of many of Donald Ross's most famous courses- several of which have been the site of numerous major championships over the years.  Price: $59.50 Hardcover   My Usual Game: Adventures in Golf by David Owen "Just once," goes the traditional Scottish lament, "I wish I would play my usual game." Owen, who turned away from golf as a kid because Richard Nixon played it and Jerry Garcia didn't, sets out anew to find his game in all the usual--and not so usual--places: he searches for a swing at golf school; pursues golf's enigmas in Scotland; explores the secrets of club design at the Ping factory; follows Freddie Couples at the Ryder Cup; and, once he gets his handicap down to a respectable single digit, sets out to tear up some of the best courses in the land. Price: $19.00 Paperback   The First Coming: Tiger Woods: Master or Martyr by John Feinstein Few things are more fun than reading a book from a writer who's got an ax to grind, an unhidden bias and an argument as sharp as his blade. John Feinstein, who is as prolific and authoritative as any sportswriter sharpening a, uh, pencil these days, takes a breather from the usual in-depth reportage of big books such as A March to Madness and A Civil War to tee off on Team Tiger in what is essentially a long magazine essay stuffed between book covers. The First Coming may be short, but like a wily par 3, it's loaded.  Price: $7.95 Paperback   welcome to our site