Recommend a book?

[nowtfancy]

Being pestered for ideas for birthday presents (tough in't it!), and wondered if anyone could recommend a decent book or two?
Anything from straight forward instruction (beginner (ish) level!) right through to golf based fiction.. (I can be a bit of a bookworm!)
Had a quick scout around & zen golf – Joseph Parent seemed interesting – any thoughts?

 

[Ken_A]

Bring me the head of Sergio Garcia - Tom Cox, I am almost finished it and there is some very amusing parts.

Or

Dream On - John Richardson, the story about a man who went from total hacker to shooting a par round in one year.

All my other golf reads are based on keeping your head on the course and are not really good reads.

 

[USER1999]

four iron in the soul is a good read.

 

[User 105]

I've ordered Dream on to read by the pool on holiday in a few weeks. Also ordered "Alice Cooper: Golf Monster - How a Wild Rock'n'roll Life Led to a Serious Golf Addiction" Looking forward to that one

The Bob Rotella books are good, working may way through them now. They are more to do with the mental side of the game.

 

[Ethan]

Who's My Caddy by Rick Reilly. The audiobook is also great and is on iTunes.

 

[colint]

Four iron is good, didn't think much of Bring me the head of Sergio. The Rotella books are a bit obvious imho.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Tom Cox also did a book called Nice Jumper which I thought was a decent read

 

[minigolfer]

well if you are in for a bit of a short read i would recomend Take A Tip From Me ny Jack Nicholas it is a amzingly clear instruction book to understand and the chapters are short if you are a bit of a book worm i would recomend 365 days of golf it is a history of the greatest games,players,courses and all other subjects of golf

 

[viscount17]

there are lots out there so perhaps a better question would be what don't you recommend?

I reviewed a couple for GM that I wouldn't recommended to a newbie (Just a little secret - there may be one but not well written, and The Science of Golf - good for a techie, teaching pro or someone equally long in the tooth )

 

[chipsandegg]

Without doubt the best book ive read (well, listned to on ipod) is Zen golf, i would urge everyone to read/listen to this it has helped me massivley in all aspects of my game. Infact its helped me out in how i go about doing things in different aspects of life,work etc too.

 

[Bunkers]

Agree with above re. Four Iron, Bring me ... Garcia, Dream On etc

Have just finished Hacked Off by Tony Lawerence. Great read and i thought better than Dream On. Similar idea of one year golf challenge but i preferred the writing style and much funnier! Recommended

 

[Yerman]

"Zen golf" -is my new religion, I have the audiobook on my MP3 player and listen to it frequently- never fails to inspire.
"The greatest game ever played" by Mark Frost -a great very readable story of the players and events leading up to the 1912 US open. Great story well written and not just for golfers.

 

[GatesheadGolfer]

Read 4 iron in my soul years ago (was thinking of re-reading it soon). Not overkeen on the Bob Rotella one i have read (Golf is not a game of perfect?)

Read a few autobiographies - Greg (I love myself) Norman, Nick (Mr dedicated) Faldo and Seve (see how much I can get in appearance fees) Ballesteros - all worth a read

Also read a couple from the library - an old instructional one from Butch, going through his favourite 18 holes, and telling how to play them from a low, mid and high handicappers perspective (reasonable read) and Arnold Palmer - The rules of golf - making it more interesting (just about) relating to rules incidents in major tournaments

I need to get off the computer (Internet Scrabble - great fun!) and read more

 

[owalker]

Agree with the Tom Cox books. I'd also recommend...

The Match - Mark Frost
Tommy's Honour - Kevin Cook
Driven - Kevin Cook
Preferred Lies - Andrew Greig
Final Rounds - James Dodson

Wasn't such a massive fan of Dream On, but it's worth a read.

 

[bignev]

Recently read Tales from Q School by John Feinstein great insite into what pro golfers have to go through to get on the main tour. Good read.

 

[DCB]

I'll say Preferred Lies by Andrew Greg is well worth a read and Tommys Honour by Kevin Cook is worth a read if you're after a bit of info on the history of the game.

 

[DCB]

Anything by by John Feinstein is usually a good read. His book about the (US)Open is an eye opener as to what goes on in preperation and planning for an event that size.

 

[grumpyjock]

A good factual book is From Tee to Green by Dale Concannon.
As the title says An Illustrated anthology of cassic golf writing, he is also the writer of Golfing Bygones and Golf: The Early Days both enthralling reads for those who wish to know more about the history of this magnificent game.