I’ve always said that the next best thing to playing golf is reading about golf. With that in mind, here are a few golf books I liked from the past year:
King of Clubs: The Great Golf Marathon of 1938
By Jim Ducibella
Grade A
Teachers comments: One of the strangest golf stories ever, entertainingly told.
by Dave Donelson
Grade: A
Teacher’s Comments: Entertainingly original golf short stories
Mastering Golf’s Toughest Shots, The World’s Best Caddies Share Their Secrets of Success
Grade: A
Teachers’ Comments: Lots of helpful advice on how to think your way past the rubs of the green.
The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods
Grade: A+
Teacher’s Comments: A great read with terrific insights into the game and mind of the best golfer of his generation. It actually made more sympathetic to Tiger.
Grade: B+
Teacher’s Comments: A humorous and insightful trip through nine holes with the good Doctor and his friends.
And of course, there’s my own “Five Inch Course”:
It is available now in paperback and Kindle versions through Amazon, as an ebook at Barnes and Noble and Smashwords.