Best Golf Books of All Time

[sclay419]

Troon McAllister aka Lee Gruenfeld

I gotta second this selection as very good book. It's hard to say if it's my favorite of all time, if it isn't it's pretty close.

[MonteScheinblum]

Missing Links and the sequel, Shanks for Nothing by Rick Reily

[Hawkeye77]

Missing Links and the sequel, Shanks for Nothing by Rick Reily

 

Thanks, those were the Reilly books mentioned the other night I couldn't remember, the Feherty one I did. All 3 now on the way from Amazon.

 

By the way, occasional chuckles and interesting reactions from the sofa to a certain Irvine, California instructor's memoir this evening from my wife. I'm sensing it's a guilty pleasure!

[Fbgstaff]

Final Rounds by James Dodson

 

St. Andrews Sojourn by George Pepper

 

The Dewsweepers by James Dodson

I looked up the George Peper book, and the cover looked similar to Two Years in St Andrews. Are they the same book with different titles?

 

Correct same book

[Shilgy]

How is it possible no one has mentioned "Golf in the Kingdom" yet?

[Hawkeye77]

How is it possible no one has mentioned "Golf in the Kingdom" yet?

 

So many other good ones, lots of depth to the field these days. ;-)

[Fbgstaff]

How is it possible no one has mentioned "Golf in the Kingdom" yet?

 

Funny I completely forgot about that one

[Garush34]

Tommy's Honour which has recently been made into a movie.

 

Really liked this too, Cant wait to see the movie, went to school with the guy playing Young tom.

 

Don't let the crappy movie throw you off. The Legend of Bagger Vance is a good read. As is Timothy Gallwey's The Inner Game of Golf.

 

I need to read the book because the movie was damn near unwatchable.

 

I must be the only person who enjoyed that movie.

 

I enjoyed it too.

[Ferguson]

Benton Raycroft, Finding Balance

E. Fritz Roberts, Ideally Golf

[ZBUCK]

All of Bob Rotella's books

[Jack Pearsall]

Golf in the Kingdom.

Shamus.

 

I've never read a golf instruction book. I believe it would do me more harm than good.

[deadsolid...shank]

Troon McAllister aka Lee Gruenfeld

I gotta second this selection as very good book. It's hard to say if it's my favorite of all time, if it isn't it's pretty close.

 

Eddie Caminiti! The consummate WRX'er!

 

If you can find it, "The Back Nine" by Billy Mott.

 

[jbhawx]

Golfing for Dummies, absolutely great book. Be sure to get the most recent edition as the one I saw at the store had 2010 equipment in it.

 

 

Totally kidding....

[dbleag]

Tommy's Honour which has recently been made into a movie.

 

Agree with Pattg on "Tommy's Honor".

 

Also adding "The Swinger".

 

Both for the same, yet different reasons.

[ago33]

All of Bob Rotella's books

 

This

 

I've went from a 12 cap down to near scratch with his books

[duffer18]

Missing Links by Rick Reilly--mentioned above, but it's really the only golf novel you'll ever need.

 

Also try An American Caddie in St. Andrews by Oliver Horowitz--very nice read.

[Woodridge]

Anything by Bernard Darwin.

 

PG Wodehouse...The Clicking of Cuthbert, The Heart of a Goof

[Shrapnac]

All of Feherty's books are good if you like his style.

 

They're definitely good ones to read on the crapper or for similar light reading.

[drn92]

As a teenager I borrowed my dad's copy of Golf My Way and it really set me on the right path in this game. I thoroughly enjoyed Golf In The Kingdom. Been a while since I last read it so I may have to give it a go again. Finally, Golf Is Not A Game of Perfect had an impact as well when I was playing more tourney golf a decade or so ago.

 

Drn92

[Shilgy]

Anything by Bernard Darwin.

 

PG Wodehouse...The Clicking of Cuthbert, The Heart of a Goof

Those Wodehouse books are awesome! And no, I did not read them when they first came out.

[3eagles18]

Another vote for Knudsen's "The Natural Golf Swing" and Frost's "The Match". But when it comes to favorites, it's Tommy Armour's "How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time" (1954). My dad gave it to me and that's how he taught me to play. Still read it from time to time when the swing goes south.

[Budman]

Golf is Not a Game of Perfect - Bob Rotella - I picked up the audiobook and listen to it occasionally, really has done wonders for my mental game.

 

Agreed...this book probably helped me more than any other book that I've read. The putting books that Rotella published are also quite good.

[Tro]

Missing Links and the sequel, Shanks for Nothing by Rick Reily

 

OMG. Almost forgot about Missing Links! I read it almost 20 years ago. I need to re-read it. I don't remember all the details, but do remember it was funny as hell and touched every nerve when I was just getting into the game.

[tw_focus]

How I Play Golf by Tiger. It's the only golf book I can read and not fall asleep in 2 minutes.

[Burt Chance]

"Tales from Q school" brutal read if you are going thru it..

 

Cant stand finestein

 

But that was very good.

 

I pretty much hate Feinstein but his books are great.

[grandpianodave1]

After reading this I bought the audiobook of Unstoppable Golfer by Rotella. This guy figured it out. Helped immediately.

[longballjs]

Dave pelz short game bible

[rpike]

All of Bob Rotella's books

 

Yep.

 

His approach to the mental game knocked strokes off of my game quicker than anything else ever has.

[norge5]

As a teenager I borrowed my dad's copy of Golf My Way and it really set me on the right path in this game. I thoroughly enjoyed Golf In The Kingdom. Been a while since I last read it so I may have to give it a go again. Finally, Golf Is Not A Game of Perfect had an impact as well when I was playing more tourney golf a decade or so ago.

Drn92

I'm curious. I haven't read Golf My Way but I have watched some of Jack's instructional videos. Do you play all your clubs off the left instep(if you are righty)? I know some of his ideas go a little against the grain with some of the more traditional instructional stuff.

[Scooterboy59]

7 Days on the Links of Utopia for me.