Readers Respond: My Favorite Golf Book

Make your pick here, and tell us what it is about that book that you so enjoy. (Note: You can also add a full-fledged golf book review for publication on About.com, if you're feeling generous.) Make Your Pick

The Caddy Chronicles, by J.J. McClure.

A great book about about an Irish guy who leaves the corporate world and the real world when he gets divorced and goes to St. Andrews to caddy. It's about his struggle to be accepted by the old guard of caddies and his struggle to be a competent caddy ... had undertones of Four Iron in the Soul in that respect. Very funny stories and situations and the characters are fantastic.

—averagegolfer16

The Ultimate Golf Secret

"The Ultimate Golf Secret" shows how to use your mind, so you can access your true ability (something that almost no one ever does).

—Guest nms886

The Little Red Book of Golf

Author is Harvey Penick. Not only does this book make your golf game better, it also makes you want to enjoy and play golf more. It is also very inspirational and non-instructional.

—Guest Blah Blah

favorite golf book

My favorite golf read is Dead Solid Perfect by Dan Jenkins

—Guest denny miller

The Picador Book of Golf

Lots of short stories on golf. A great read, flick through and enjoy any story.

—Guest Barry

Missing Links

Without doubt the best novel about golf I've ever read. When oh when will they make a film about this book with Adam Sandler in the lead role. It's hilariously funny (if you can get past a lot of Americanisms and phrases) and it gets you hooked from page 1 - lent it to lots of golf friends and they all loved it too. Buy it!

—Guest Carl Taylor

The Greatest Game Ever Played

I thoroughly enjoyed the story of the British vanguard of golf via Vardon and into the US and especially the mini biography on Fraincis Quimet and his win in 1913 as the first American to win his nation's open and on that course basically over the road from his home. The support of his mother and later his role in the game's administration and counsel to the emerging Bobby Jones gave the reader a golf history lesson and bio all rolled into one. this book just pipped frost's other classic "the match"

—Guest peter french

The Green

That one comes to mind first - no instruction, just a fun read. I'd still like to buy the author lunch if I could reach him to offer. Oh yes, there are three other books that follow, all fun to read.

—Guest Don R. Shaw Jr

BOGIE - Golf... as it was

"Few sports have fuzzier histories than early golf. BOGIE explains many missing links that have been forgotten."

—Guest Deserthacker

Unplayable Lies

This is a different kind of golf novel, edgy, dark, quick read, not perfect, but fun

—Guest casting it away

my favorite golf book

Homer Kelly's The Golf Machine Without a doubt this explains how the golf swing works physically according the the laws of physics. Plus there are many variations on how to do it.

—Guest D MILLER

A Course Called Ireland by Tom Coyne

Since someone chose "The Match," I must say an equal favorite is "A Course Called Ireland - A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint and the Next Tee" is a terrific read. Tom Coyne, north of 30 and impending fatherhood looming, tackles the ultimate golf vacation. A trip to Ireland to play. Coyne plots an itinerary to play the holes that ring the coast of Ireland. Since Irish golfers don't use carts, neither would he, walking not only the course by every step from course to course. He makes Ireland the ultimate course - a 1,967,680 yard par 3,895!! I don't think he had a slope or rating for this course. The golf, the people and his adventures left me longing for a golfing trip to Ireland, albeit to play a few less holes.

—WAC46

Penick's Little Red Book

Simple, Simple and Simple!! Penick is the kind of of an individual you wish was a "friend of your Dad's" - He seems so genuine and wise. Golf is Life and Life is Golf. People who cheat in Life don't necessarily cheat at golf. But everyone who cheats at golf cheats in Life

—garyk62

Golf In The Kingdom

First 2/3 to 3/4 of this book are just sensational.

—RonCClair

The Match

Mark Frost tells the detailed historical story of the "the game of golf changed forever." Brilliant!

—Guest radpar

Bud, Sweat and Tears

Bud, Sweat and Tees : A Walk on the Wild Side of the PGA Tour. Alan Shupnick spends a year with Tour rookie Rich Beem. He and his caddie are rogues who don't seem to care about any of the rules, but Beem wins in his first year and establishes himself on the Tour. It's not in the book, but Beem goes on to win the 2002 PGA Championship over Tiger Woods.

—Guest 3puttPete

A Good Walk Spoiled

John Feinstein brings life on the PGA Tour to the masses and reveals a different side to the profession of golf and the men who pursue it.

—Guest texgolfer