Follow
the Wind
by Bo Links |
W.P. Kinsella's Shoeless Joe became the film Field of Dreams. If ever there was a book about golf that rivals that fantasy, this is the one. For an extra treat about Ben Hogan try to catch the Glenn Ford movie Follow the Sun. |
Golf
in the Kingdom
by Michael Murphy |
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became a cult classic for Harley Riders. This book more than any other explains the mysticism of the golf. The character of Shivas Irons is Scottish to the core. |
To
the Linksland
by Michael Bamburger |
True tales of a young man, just married with a decent job, finding his game while caddying on the European Tour and later some out of the way golf courses in Scotland. |
The
Legend of Bagger Vance
by Steven Pressfield |
This was one of those books that after I read it, I had to tell everybody I knew to read it. |
| The
Greatest Player
Who Never Lived
by J. Michael Veron |
This book is an adventure in good golf and a good mystery involving a great deal of heretofore unknown information about the great Bobby Jones. |
from a Lifetime in Golf
by Harvey Penick and Bud Shrake |
Harvey Penick was a caddy until his death in his 90s. The teachings of Mr. Penick have influenced thousands among them Tom Kite who dedicated his Masters win to this man. I would also recommend heartily the other books written by Penick. |
Final Rounds: A Father, A Son, The Golf Journey of a Lifetime
by James Dodson |
This book is touching, capturing not only the flavor of Scottish golf and the courses, but also the love between a father and son. Would that we all could be buried in the Road Hole Bunker. |