Category Archives: First Editions

The 1997 Masters : My Story by Tiger Woods

A best selling book the day it becomes available for sale. That is still the magic of Tiger Woods even though he is now old and breaking down. I am an Augusta National lover and thus can’t get enough about the

The 1997 Masters : My Story by Tiger Woods

A best selling book the day it becomes available for sale. That is still the magic of Tiger Woods even though he is now old and breaking down. I am an Augusta National lover and thus can’t get enough about the

Doctors of the Game : A History of the Golf Profession

The sub-title of Doctors of the Game : A History of the Golf Profession is ‘Honoring the Past – Inspiring the Future’.  PGA Master Professional (#47) Billy Dettlaff has written a tome, which is the ultimate tribute to golf professionals.

Doctors of the Game : A History of the Golf Profession

The sub-title of Doctors of the Game : A History of the Golf Profession is ‘Honoring the Past – Inspiring the Future’.  PGA Master Professional (#47) Billy Dettlaff has written a tome, which is the ultimate tribute to golf professionals.

USGA 2016 Book Award Winners

For for first time in their history the U.S.G.A. has awarded their annual Herbert Warren Wind award, which represents outstanding golf books that contribute to the game, to two books. The first was written by a professor at the University

USGA 2016 Book Award Winners

For for first time in their history the U.S.G.A. has awarded their annual Herbert Warren Wind award, which represents outstanding golf books that contribute to the game, to two books. The first was written by a professor at the University

Golf’s Iron Horse : The Astonishing, Record-Breaking Life of Ralph Kennedy

A delightful new read for the lover of golf and the game’s history. So many works of golfing history focus on the greats: the best players, the most prestigious championships, the hardest courses, and the like. Most avid golfers are

Golf’s Iron Horse : The Astonishing, Record-Breaking Life of Ralph Kennedy

A delightful new read for the lover of golf and the game’s history. So many works of golfing history focus on the greats: the best players, the most prestigious championships, the hardest courses, and the like. Most avid golfers are

Simpson & Co. Golf Architects by Fred Hawtree

The British architect Tom Simpson is the designer of two of my favorites courses in the world: the full course at Morfontaine outside Paris and the best nine-hole course in the world at the same location, the Valliere course at

Simpson & Co. Golf Architects by Fred Hawtree

The British architect Tom Simpson is the designer of two of my favorites courses in the world: the full course at Morfontaine outside Paris and the best nine-hole course in the world at the same location, the Valliere course at

The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses Vol 3 The Americas (summer destinations)

What is summer? Seemingly a simple question with a complex answer. In New Jersey, it is the period between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. In Melbourne the answer is quite different. Summer is also a state of mind

The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses Vol 3 The Americas (summer destinations)

What is summer? Seemingly a simple question with a complex answer. In New Jersey, it is the period between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. In Melbourne the answer is quite different. Summer is also a state of mind

Planet Golf : Modern Masterpieces by Darius Oliver

When future historians and students of the game look back on the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries they will likely recognize it as the second Golden Age of golf course design and architecture. The first Golden Age witnessed the

Planet Golf : Modern Masterpieces by Darius Oliver

When future historians and students of the game look back on the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries they will likely recognize it as the second Golden Age of golf course design and architecture. The first Golden Age witnessed the

Fore! Life’s Book for Golfers

Golf during the Victorian era had different traditions and implements than today’s game: It was played with hickory shafted clubs, wearing long pants and a jacket, with child caddies, bogey as the standard measure of a score and tees built

Fore! Life’s Book for Golfers

Golf during the Victorian era had different traditions and implements than today’s game: It was played with hickory shafted clubs, wearing long pants and a jacket, with child caddies, bogey as the standard measure of a score and tees built

John Updike’s In Love With a Wanton

John Updike passed away in 2009, but not before earning two Pulitzer Prizes. A long-time golfer, Updike played his golf at the Myopia Hunt Club near Boston and had a true love the game. The last golf book he published

John Updike’s In Love With a Wanton

John Updike passed away in 2009, but not before earning two Pulitzer Prizes. A long-time golfer, Updike played his golf at the Myopia Hunt Club near Boston and had a true love the game. The last golf book he published

The Golf Causerie – John Sutherland of Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Some things are better forgotten: those troubling shots that shoot off at a direct right angle to your intended target (I refuse to acknowledge the word); the clothing you wore in the 1970s. Others are best remembered, including the writings

The Golf Causerie – John Sutherland of Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Some things are better forgotten: those troubling shots that shoot off at a direct right angle to your intended target (I refuse to acknowledge the word); the clothing you wore in the 1970s. Others are best remembered, including the writings