A Golfer's
Life
by Arnold Palmer, James Dodson
Hardcover - 420 pages (March 16,
1999)
Ballantine Books (Trd); ISBN: 0345414810
Book Description:
There has never been a golfer to rival Arnold Palmer. He's the most aggressive, most
exciting player the game has ever known, a dynamo famous for coming from behind to make
bold last-minute charges to victory. To the legions of golf fans known around the world as
"Arnie's Army," Palmer is a charismatic hero, the winner of sixty-one
tournaments on the PGA Tour and still going strong on the Senior PGA Tour. But behind the
legend, there is the private Palmer--a man of wit, compassion, loyalty, and true grit in
the face of personal adversity.
Masters :
Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia
by Curt Sampson
Paperback - 320 pages (April 1999)
Villard Books; ISBN: 0375753370
Synopsis:
A junior, amateur, and college golfer shares the thrilling history of the Masters golf
tournament, reveals its controversial secrets and provides a complete picture of the town
of Augusta, the politics, the racism--every factor that affects the greatest of all
tournaments.
The Majors :
In Pursuit of Golf's Holy Grail
by John Feinstein
Hardcover - 472 pages (April 1999)
Little Brown & Company; ISBN: 0316279714
Review:
The Wall Street Journal, Jay Nordlinger
The Majors is not a history. Rather, it is another Feinsteinian work of
journalism, a study of the 1998 season with an emphasis on the four most significant
tournaments. Mr. Feinstein has made a specialty of delving into the lives of a select
group of players and drawing a portrait of a particular world. In this, he has no peer.
Ben Hogan's
Five Lessons : The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
by Ben Hogan, Sidney L. James (Illustrator), Herbert Warren Wind (Preface)
Paperback - 127 pages Reprint edition
(March 1989)
Simon & Schuster (Paper); ISBN:
0671612972
Review:
Ben Hogan's premise in this 1957 classic is driven home in bold letters:
"THE AVERAGE GOLFER IS ENTIRELY CAPABLE OF BUILDING A REPEATING SWING AND BREAKING
80." Religions are founded on less, and Hogan's detailed analyses and illustrated
demonstrations of grip, stance, posture, and the two basic components of the swing make up
a sacred book. Though its very simplicity seems dated, this is the tome of technique that
should serve as the foundation of every golf library.
Getting Up
and Down : How to Save Strokes from Forty Yards and in
by Tom Watson, Nick Seitz (Contributor), Anthony Ravielli (Illustrator)
Paperback (April 1987)
Vintage Books; ISBN: 0394753003
Review:
There's an old golf saying that you drive for show and putt for dough. Despite
recent woes with the mallet, Tom Watson has been a master on and around the carpet
throughout his esteemed career. In easy, conversational style, he fills this essential
instructional volume with the basic techniques for pitching, putting, chipping, and sand
play, all marvelously illustrated by Anthony Ravielli, then tackles the more challenging
variations like high lobs, handling hardpan, and difficult lies.
Golf
Digest's Places to Play (3rd Edition)
by Fodor's Travel Staff (Editor)
Paperback 3rd edition (March 1998)
Fodors Travel Pubns; ISBN: 0679034021
Review:
"With no vested interests at stake, subscribers offer candid appraisals and
comments on courses ranging from posh resorts to local munys." -- Denver Business
Journal
Harvey
Penick's Little Red Book : Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf
by Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake (Contributor), Byron Nelson (Introduction)
Hardcover - 175 pages (May 1992)
Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 0671759922
Synopsis:
A collection of wit and wisdom on golf offers practical advice to everyone from golf
pros--including Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, and Sandra Palmer--to high-handicap amateurs.
Putt Like
the Pros : Dave Pelz's Scientific Way to Improving Your Stroke, Reading Greens, and
Lowering Your Score
by Dave Pelz, Nick Mastroni
Paperback Reprint edition (April
1991)
HarperCollins (paper); ISBN: 0060920785
Synopsis:
Dave Pelz shares his discoveries: why every putt can't go in; how a golf ball can fool
you (most are imperfectly balanced); how to develop and monitor a consistent stroke; how
to hit the ball on the "sweet spot", and much more from the perspective and
study of the scientific principles of physics. Peter Jacobsen states that "Any
amateur golfer who listens to his advice is usre to lower his or her score."
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