New Golf Books

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An easy-reference guide for you to learn the p's and q's of the green Written by a veteran golf writer, Golf Rules & Etiquette Simplified is the on-the-go guide to making sense of the rules and etiquette of the great game of golf. Small enough to fit in any golf bag, this handy book offers helpful i...

The most beloved golf book of all time, "Harvey Penick's Little Red Book "has become required reading for all players and fans of the game, from beginners to seasoned pros. The legendary Harvey Penick, whom "Sports Illustrated "called the "Socrates of the golf world," began his golfing career as a c...

A thrilling play-by-play, shot-by-shot recounting of one of the most famous golf games of all time, this book brings back to life the look and feel of the entire three days of regular play and the fourth-day playoff of the 1955 U.S. Open at the Olympic Golf Club in San Francisco. Jack Fleck had the ...

Imagine being able to achieve the perfect mental state to make your best possible swing over every shot. Being fearless at critical putts and stepping up with an inner calm that allows you to play great golf every time you stand over the ball. Now, Silent Mind Golf , the first in a major four-book s...

Whether amateur or Tour professional, every golfer will experience that crucial moment when victory hinges on just one shot. Make it, they win; blow it and they will re-live the memory on the golf course for years to come. They have arrived at their personal 'moment of truth'. The question is: can t...

Providing a complete library of golf instruction in one volume, this compilation features a variety of valuable lessons drawn from the most famous, popular, and trailblazing golf books as well as classic and contemporary magazines. Going beyond the standard instructional manual, this is the only gol...

Josh Karp first played golf in the sixth grade before going on to become one of the worst players on some very bad high school and college golf teams. In his early twenties, his handicap hit 18, where it remained until he went to work on this book, which helped bring it down to 11. In this hilarious...

With the overlooked Jack Fleck still playing the course, NBC-TV proclaimed that the legendary Ben Hogan had won his record fifth U.S. Open and signed off from San Francisco. Undaunted, the forgotten lowan rallied to overcome a nine-shot deficit over the last three rounds - still a U.S. Open record -...

Mastering Golf's Toughest Shots focuses on how to make the most challenging golf shots, drawing on the strategies and wisdom of the world's top caddies. It reveals how a golfer can overcome problematic shots by considering pertinent data (lie, wind, yardage, and course conditions), developing a plan...

"Weight Training for Golf" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date golf-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by golfers worldwide, including World Golf Hall of Famer Anni...

This is not only a journey that explores new frontiers in golf instruction but also a trip back to the future. The author's treatment selectively culls and unabashedly embraces the swing instructions of legendary players such as Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus and pioneering instructors such as Percy Bo...

Meet John Richardson. A typical weekend golfer who enjoys the game but can't break one hundred. Married. One seven-year old daughter. Full-time job. But Richardson differs from the average 24-handicapper in one crucial way. He's determined to break par within a year at the local golf course while wo...

There's an old adage about sports writing that says "the smaller the ball, the better the writing". The quotes that make up "1,001 Pearls of Golfer's Wisdom" prove that adage most definitely true. They range from the hilarious to the thought-provoking, and offer wit and wisdom on every stroke and si...

Legendary sportswriter Red Smith characterized Ben Hogan's comeback from a near-fatal automobile crash in February 1949 as "the most remarkable feat in the history of sports". Now, more than sixty years later, that statement still rings true. The crowning moment of Hogan's comeback was his astonishi...

An insider's pass to the world's greatest golf tournament! "One Week in June: The U.S. Open""--"now aavailable in paperback--takes fans behind the scenes of the U.S. Open, giving them a rare and privileged peek into the tournament: its glorious history, finest moments, and even its quirkiest happeni...

Focusing on the crucial 'short game', this invaluable guide features hundreds of illustrated golfing tips. Widely considered one of the top golf-instruction illustrators in the business, Phil Franke is the creator of the popular weekly "Master Strokes" feature, which is syndicated in over 150 Americ...

This is a treasure trove of fascinating history, lore, facts, and stats about the gentleman's game. What causes a golf ball to hook or slice? What are the origins of the terms "bogey" and "birdie"? Why was Jack Nicklaus called "The Golden Bear"? Why is the Masters champion presented with a green jac...

Ever since that fateful day several hundred years ago when a Scottish shepherd first struck a rock with a shillelagh, perhaps no single athletic pursuit has brought man more joy and frustration, more fulfillment and utter despair than the game of golf. It has been said by many that it is a microcosm...

From one of Golf Digest's Top 5 teachers - a simple, scientific program to build a great swing. Most golf instruction is based on helping students emulate the best players, but for top golf teacher Mike Bender, physics provides a better model for developing a swing that is as efficient, consistent, ...

Soon after its original publication in 1986, "A Golf Story" was heralded as one of the classics of golf literature. It is a book that intertwines three immortal subjects--Bobby Jones, Augusta National, and the Masters Tournament--into one compelling narrative. These three stories are inextricably li...

Colin Montgomerie is a golfing legend. Ranked Europe's number one golfer for an unparalleled seven years in a row, he is equally renowned as a player of great passion. The son of a keen Scottish golfing family, Colin was already showing his prodigious talent as a small boy. After completing his e...

Everyone who plays golf longs to improve their game. This book, written by renowned PGA coach, John Cook, is packed with great tips to help you do just that. His fabulous tips and tricks are from a lifetime of playing and coaching, making the book fun and informative. From solving the slice to perfe...

This is the first complete history of the game since the classic book, The Story of American Golf by Herbert Warren Wind, which was published in 1975. This is a detailed history of the game, from its precursors that range all the way back to the Romans in 300 A.D., to the European continent, to Scot...

With sharp wit and humor, veteran golf Journalist and historian Jim Apfelbaum examines the game's oddities, rarities, heroes and duffers. A hilarious yet insightful look at how the game has bamboozled players for over 400 years...perhaps now more than ever.Among the author's swing thoughts: The stor...

When his life came to a sudden and tragic end on October 25, 1999, Payne Stewart was at the top of his game on every level. In June of 1999, he enjoyed the signature triumph of his career and solidified himself as one of the exemplary personalities in his profession with a victory at the U.S. Open a...

Hank Haney is one of the most well-respected and sought-after golf instructors in the world today. He is famous for rebuilding the swing of the world's #1 player, who has gone on to win six more Majors and counting. Haney has also worked with hundreds of top pros, including Masters and British Open ...

It's never too late to change your ways; especially when you're young. Troubled teen Mark Crowe has twenty-five weeks to do just that. At that point, he'll turn eighteen and all his problems will go away (so he thinks). But it will take more than just reaching a date on a calendar. Mark carries arou...

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The secret to real golf improvement is held in a single Golden Rule. It is all about how you enter the impact zone. The impact zone - an area measuring a few feet before the ball and a few after it - is what good golf is all about. As such, it should be analysed, practised and trained more than any...

Bill Pennington, author of the beloved and widely read "On Par" golf column for the "New York Times," knows how to interpret the experts and pros for the rest of us. For years, he has traveled the globe in search of golf's essentials--those basic principles, those elusive truths (and who are we kidd...

It began as a Depression era, winner-take-all challenge between two Chicago stockbrokers, one of them a flamboyant daredevil with more guts than money and the other with more money than sense. It erupted into a national news story, one never told in its entirety - until "King of Clubs: The Great Gol...

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A wry look at the golfing world, from the beloved cartoonists at The New Yorker A hilarious hole-in-one for golfers and cartoon-lovers alike, The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons, Second Edition brings together over a hundred classic images from across the magazine's eighty-plus-year history. Edited...

Encounters with the enigmatic, troubled genius of golf: Moe Norman. Hall of Fame Journalist, Lorne Rubenstein investigates what made Moe such a unique character in golf. When Moe died he had won almost every title in Canada and was praised by Tiger Woods as one of the few players to 'own' his swing....

In this inspirational and entertaining book, Gary Graf brings his great talent for relating large moral and religious truths in ways that the rest of us can understand. And God Said, "Tee It Up!" is the third book from Graf that uses sports metaphors to reveal the mystical connections between sports...

POINTS OF INTEREST-" The First Tee Shot will help you gauge your child's interest in golf, seed their path to the green, determine what kind of clubs and balls to use, teach golf etiquette, and proper attire.- Perfect Father's Day gift!!- Instructional DVD features visual golf lessons with Wally Arm...

How do the world's greatest golfers improve their game? Practice, sure, but Roland Minton says mathematics and statistics are also key to their success. "Golf by the Numbers" analyzes the mathematical strategies behind the sport, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at how numbers drive the game of ...

"Golf" is the world's most exclusive look at the connections that have formed the game of golf and the spirit of the game and features Colin Montgomerie as resident professional; the Open and US Open winner, Tony Jacklin; legendary Augusta Masters photographer and archivist, Frank Christian; as well...