Golf Related Books...........no sport psychology types,just easy reading

soundsham

As there are a few people mentioning books here today, I thought it might be good to make a little list of any that you've read, enjoyed or disliked and would recommend or not.

I think everyone has heard of the rotella series and similar books,if possible maybe a few books for easy reading,you know in the summer out in the shade sipping a beer or to take on the jolliers

who knows maybe people might swap a few reads.

a few fav's of my own are :

John Daly--my life in and out of the rough......nice easy read

The Autobiography of Sam Torrance(a bbc publication).....great read especially regarding ryder cup,couldn't put it down

Four Iron In The Soul .............Lawrence Donegan's tale of life as a golf caddy for a year

Bagman by Colin Byrne........loved this too easy short chapters so can be picked up and let down again very quickly, gives a good insight into life on tour for a caddy

will add a few more later
Sams would be the fave of this lot for me

curly from cork

for a great laugh every few pages Tom Coyne . " A course called Ireland " is just unbeatable.
exerpts from it were in the examiner aobut a year ago. he is an american who literally walked around ireland playing only links golf. even if you were nt into golf its a great read

BillyBoy

Mark Frost has written a few good gold related books. The Greatest Game Ever Played is the story of how an unheard of American amatuer, Francis Quimet, won the 1913 US Open beating Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. Grand Slam is the story of Bobby Jones culminating in the story of how he won the Grand Slam. The Match is the story of a match between two up-and-coming amatuers, Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi and two of the greatest players in golf - Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson.

I found all 3 of them to be great reads, well worth a look.

durkadurka

Bud sweat and tees is a great read, all about Rich Beem and his caddy

Webbs

Preferred Lies: A Journey to the Heart of Scottish Golf by Andrew Greig

A fantastic book beautifully written and makes you think of playing golf in a different light.

'If you are looking for a seriously fine piece of writing and have a rudimentary understanding of a game which involves using a stick to hit a little white ball into a hole several hundred yards away, then PREFERRED LIES is worth reading.' (Brackley Sumner TRIBUNE )

DULLAHAN2

does anyone know what the book is called where a guy went from being a high handicapper to a scratch golfer in 1 year?

PhilipMarlowe

DULLAHAN2 wrote: »

does anyone know what the book is called where a guy went from being a high handicapper to a scratch golfer in 1 year?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055907015

The_Architect

Preferred Lies is a good one indeed...

For anyone interested in good golf writing from yesteryear, anything by Bernard Darwin...

If anyone is interested in golf course architecture, there are about 8 classics from the 20's and 30's that are must-reads... Again, shows you how the game has changed... gives you more insight... Will do a hundred times better job than my ramblings...

Adiaga 2

Just read Fairway To Hell by Carl Hiaasen. It's about the author's return to golf after 30 years. It's light hearted and very funny. Basically about the 'golf bug' and its effect on an average hacker. Good holiday book.

L.O.F.T

I enjoyed reading this recently:
Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia

http://www.amazon.com/Golfs-Sacred-Journey-Seven-Utopia/dp/0974265039

madds

soundsham wrote: »

The Autobiography of Sam Torrance(a bbc publication).....great read especially regarding ryder cup,couldn't put it down

Might pick up a copy of that before I head of the hols. I'm a big fan of Sam's. I remember this one story he told when he was a guest on a Question of Sport. Torrance wanted to spend some time in his hotel room one evening but had nothing to watch on TV. A fellow tour pro (Torrance didn't name him) offered Sam a video he had recorded from the TV in his room via his camcorder (camcorder set up in front of the TV...you get the picture). Sam settles down for the night and puts the video on. After a few minutes there's a young couple going at it hammer and thongs in the film. Torrance then notices that a reflection was caught in the video during the original recording. On closer inspection he realizes its the reflection of his fellow tour player lying on his hotel bed with trousers around his ankles......:D

The QoS panel & audience were in bits laughing as was Sam.

rafared

Webbs wrote: »

Preferred Lies: A Journey to the Heart of Scottish Golf by Andrew Greig

A fantastic book beautifully written and makes you think of playing golf in a different light.

'If you are looking for a seriously fine piece of writing and have a rudimentary understanding of a game which involves using a stick to hit a little white ball into a hole several hundred yards away, then PREFERRED LIES is worth reading.' (Brackley Sumner TRIBUNE )

+1 on that, a good book which helps keep the game in perspective.
Also enjoyed Sam Torrence biography, he was fond of his pint that man.
My fav is Harvey Penicks little red golf book, very simple instruction,
golfing tales, golf psychology without the psycho-babble.

Mister Sifter

Bring me the head of Sergio Garcia by Tom Cox is a good, light, funny read. Anyone who has ever pondered for even a split second if they could ever make it pro should have a read of it.

soundsham

madds wrote: »

Might pick up a copy of that before I head of the hols. I'm a big fan of Sam's. I remember this one story he told when he was a guest on a Question of Sport. Torrance wanted to spend some time in his hotel room one evening but had nothing to watch on TV. A fellow tour pro (Torrance didn't name him) offered Sam a video he had recorded from the TV in his room via his camcorder (camcorder set up in front of the TV...you get the picture). Sam settles down for the night and puts the video on. After a few minutes there's a young couple going at it hammer and thongs in the film. Torrance then notices that a reflection was caught in the video during the original recording. On closer inspection he realizes its the reflection of his fellow tour player lying on his hotel bed with trousers around his ankles......:D

The QoS panel & audience were in bits laughing as was Sam.

he tells a great story about his old man at a practise round for the ryder cup too..........;)

davgtrek

just read anything by this guy

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_9?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=harvey+pennick&x=0&y=0&sprefix=harvey+pe

Harvey Pennick
little red / green / blue books.

excellent !!!!

GorHugh

I can't belive nobody has mentioned Hooked by our very own Kevin Markham ....


Great Read ...

It's great to be able to call upon it when thinking of trying a new course .:)

Kevinmarkham

GorHugh wrote: »

I can't belive nobody has mentioned Hooked by our very own Kevin Markham ....


Great Read ...

It's great to be able to call upon it when thinking of trying a new course .:)

Thanks Gorhugh, but Hooked is not exactly what you'd call a bedtime read. One of my friends tells me he keeps it by the bog so he can read a different course review every visit. As long as he's not using it for other purposes, I don't mind.

A Course Called Ireland by Tom Coyne and Dream on by John Richardson are entertaining reads. I have yet to read Bring me the Head of SG, but I've heard good things about it