Blowup Hole Golf: Golf Reading List
3. 
Golf Has Never Failed Me: The Lost Commentaries of Legendary Golf Architect Donald J. Ross
by:
Donald J. Ross
4.08 avg rating — 64 ratings 4. 
Dream Golf: The Making of Bandon Dunes, Revised and Expanded
by:
Stephen Goodwin
4.34 avg rating — 840 ratings 5. 
The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture
by:
Tom Doak
4.24 avg rating — 670 ratings 6. 
Be a Player: A Breakthrough Approach to Playing Better ON the Golf Course
by:
Pia Nilsson
4.33 avg rating — 667 ratings 7. 
The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia
by:
Curt Sampson
3.89 avg rating — 818 ratings 8. 
Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings From a Lifetime of Golf
by:
Harvey Penick
4.34 avg rating — 4,784 ratings 9. 
A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course
by:
Tom Coyne
4.29 avg rating — 1,754 ratings 10. 
A Course Called Scotland: Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game
by:
Tom Coyne
4.38 avg rating — 1,345 ratings 11. 
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
by:
Ben Hogan
4.54 avg rating — 7,771 ratings 12. 
My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me
by:
John Daly
3.57 avg rating — 1,489 ratings 13. 
A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee
by:
Tom Coyne
4.31 avg rating — 2,444 ratings 
15. 
Seven Days in Augusta: Behind the Scenes at the Masters
by:
Mark Cannizzaro
3.78 avg rating — 632 ratings 16. 
Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar
by:
Alan Shipnuck
4.06 avg rating — 3,969 ratings 17. 
Arnie & Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry
by:
Ian O'Connor
4.06 avg rating — 520 ratings 
23. 
The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf
by:
Mark Frost
4.44 avg rating — 1,184 ratings 24. 
Miracle at Merion: The Inspiring Story of Ben Hogan's Amazing Comeback and Victory at the 1950 U.S. Open
by:
David B. Barrett
3.93 avg rating — 195 ratings 
28. 
Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life
by:
Earl Woods
3.45 avg rating — 129 ratings 
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Dave Pelz's Putting Bible: The Complete Guide to Mastering the Green (Dave Pelz Scoring Game Series)
by:
Dave Pelz
4.01 avg rating — 383 ratings 
34. 
Methods of Early Golf Architecture: The Selected Writings of Alister MacKenzie, H.S. Colt, and A.W. Tillinghast 4.03 avg rating — 59 ratings
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The Eternal Summer: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year
by:
Curt Sampson
4.05 avg rating — 273 ratings 
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Golf Architecture (Annotated): Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping 4.19 avg rating — 103 ratings
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A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour
by:
John Feinstein
4.07 avg rating — 4,177 ratings 47. 
Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible: Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score
by:
Dave Pelz
4.26 avg rating — 891 ratings 
51. 
Paper Tiger: An Obsessed Golfer's Quest to Play with the Pros
by:
Tom Coyne
4.31 avg rating — 1,547 ratings 52. 
The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery
by:
Leigh Montville
3.68 avg rating — 389 ratings 53. 
Up and Down: Victories and Struggles in the Course of Life
by:
Bubba Watson
3.98 avg rating — 537 ratings 54. 
The Secret Home of Golf: The Authorized History of King-Collins Golf and the Creation of Sweetens Cove
by:
Jim Hartsell
4.48 avg rating — 58 ratings 55. 
The Nine Virtues of Golf: Essays, Musings, and Other Contemplations On the Game
by:
Jay Revell
4.23 avg rating — 35 ratings 56. 
Swing, Walk, Repeat: Observations from a lifelong golf obsession
by:
Jay Revell
4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings 57. 
The Last Stand of Payne Stewart: The Year Golf Changed Forever
by:
Kevin Robbins
4.25 avg rating — 354 ratings 
62. 
Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son
by:
Kevin Cook
4.35 avg rating — 919 ratings 
64. 
An American Caddie in St. Andrews: Growing Up, Girls, and Looping on the Old Course
by:
Oliver Horovitz
4.29 avg rating — 1,466 ratings 65. 
The Cup They Couldn't Lose: America, the Ryder Cup, and the Long Road to Whistling Straits
by:
Shane Ryan
4.37 avg rating — 532 ratings 66. 
Bud, Sweat, And Tees: Hootie, Martha, and the Masters of the Universe
by:
Alan Shipnuck
3.93 avg rating — 473 ratings 67. 
The First Major: The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup
by:
John Feinstein
4.28 avg rating — 977 ratings 68. 
Slaying the Tiger: A Year Inside the Ropes on the New PGA Tour
by:
Shane Ryan
4.08 avg rating — 969 ratings 69. 
The Nature of the Game: Links Golf at Bandon Dunes and Far Beyond
by:
Mike Keiser
4.45 avg rating — 185 ratings 70. 
The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life 3.91 avg rating — 4,871 ratings
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Tales from Augusta's Fairways: A Collection of the Greatest Masters Stories Ever Told
by:
Jim Hawkins
3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings 
74. 
Methods of Early Golf Architecture: The Selected Writings of C.B. Macdonald, George C. Thomas, Robert Hunter (Volume 2)
by:
C.B. MacDonald
3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings 
77. 
The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus
by:
Joe Posnanski
4.27 avg rating — 597 ratings 78. 
Best Seat in the House: 18 Golden Lessons from a Father to His Son
by:
Jack Nicklaus II
3.90 avg rating — 318 ratings 79. 
The Magnificent Masters: Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf, and the 1975 Cliffhanger at Augusta
by:
Gil Capps
4.03 avg rating — 156 ratings 
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Dave Pelz's Golf without Fear: How to Play the 10 Most Feared Shots in Golf with Confidence
by:
Dave Pelz
3.91 avg rating — 34 ratings 83. 
Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty
by:
John Feinstein
4.04 avg rating — 755 ratings 
