Golf Books

[Vardon11]

I have recently finished the following books and I am looking for recommendations for my next read;
Bobby Jones - Grand Slam
Nick Faldo - Life Swings
Hank Haney - The Big Miss

Please let me know which books you have enjoyed.

Thanks Guys

 

[mcbroon]

Are you after biographies/autobiographies, instruction books, or just any book about golf?

The best golf books I've read are:

Preferred Lies by Andrew Greig
Four Iron in the Soul by Lawrence Donegan
Phantom of the Open by Scott Murray and Simon Farnaby

John Daly's autobiography is a good laugh too, though not a demanding read.

There was a thread not long ago about this - plenty of decent recommendations on there, if you can find it.

 

[Sponge1980]

I quite enjoyed "Golf on the Rocks" by Gary Sutherland.

 

[Garush34]

I've read both life swings and the big miss both good reads.

Other books to check out are Tales from q school, the greatest game ever played, paper tiger.

Currently reading through masters of men about Ken Venturi and Rory McIlroy. So far so good but I'm only a couple chapters deep.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

The two chapters in Goldfinger covering the golf match between Bond and Auric Goldfinger are great

 

[Bratty]

Bob Rotella's "Golf is not a game of perfect" - really insightful and thought-provoking.

 

[davidy233]

A course called Ireland by Tom Coyne

An American caddie in St Andrews by Oliver Horovitz

 

[Rumpokid]

The unstoppable golfer..Bob Rotella concentrates more on psychology,positive stuff etc..Great information.

 

[londonlewis]

someone just recommended 'the big miss' to me. What did you think of it Vardon?

 

[macca64]

It's a autobiography, John hoskinson no hiding in the open is a book I'd recommend, absolute cracker read 2 more of his after that

 

[upsidedown]

It's a autobiography, John hoskinson no hiding in the open is a book I'd recommend, absolute cracker read 2 more of his after that

Agree, a very good read.

 

[shivas irons]

A Season In Dornoch is very good, also Playing Through and Final Rounds.

 

[Rumpokid]

Anybody read 50 shades of green..Erotic golf?

 

[nemicu]

Golf My Way by Jack Nicklaus. Not only easy reading with pictures, but also an insight to how to think yourself around the course as well. A classic book and I certainly learned more from this book than I ever did from modern teaching gurus.

 

[TeeItHigh]

Are you after biographies/autobiographies, instruction books, or just any book about golf?

The best golf books I've read are:

Preferred Lies by Andrew Greig
Four Iron in the Soul by Lawrence Donegan
Phantom of the Open by Scott Murray and Simon Farnaby

John Daly's autobiography is a good laugh too, though not a demanding read.

There was a thread not long ago about this - plenty of decent recommendations on there, if you can find it.

Phantom of the open had me in stitches,don't know if that was its intention!!:clap:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nice Jumper and Bring Me The Head of Sergio Garcia by Tom Cox make me laugh. I do like the Rotella books.

 

[davidy233]

Phantom of the open had me in stitches,don't know if that was its intention!!:clap:

My boss bought me it for Christmas - read a bit and put it down - wasn't enjoying it at all - may have another go now

 

[HawkeyeMS]

The same answer I give to every book thread...

Four iron in the soul
Caddie for life
Tommy's honour

 

[ManinBlack]

"Ben Hogan, the Authorised Biography" by James Dodson. Fascinating read. It has the saddest opening passage I've ever read.

 

[ManinBlack]

"Why Bobby Jones Quit" actually his life story, is only £2.45 for the Kindle on Amazon and only £1.13 for Sam Snead "The Education of a Golfer", a great read with lots of really funny bits in it.