Recommended Golf Biographies or Autobiographies

[J-Blade]

Hi guys,

 

Please excuse me if this has been asked and answered, but what are your favorite golf biographies and autobiographies? We've got some traveling coming up (My son is getting married in July) and I need a good book for the plane. I've read Palmer's, "A Golfer's Life" ( I have a copy that Arnie signed) and Jack Nicklaus' "My Story". I also had a great Sam Snead autobiography that I lent to someone and they never gave it back. I also read Christina Kim's, "Swinging From My Heels", which was great. She's a crackup.

 

What else have you guys read and would recommend?

 

Thanks!

Edited May 31, 2021 by J-Blade

[Phireside]

The John Daly one is an interesting weave though the train wreck of his life. It's several years old, so doesn't have anything current. I'm sure there are better books out there but this is a quick and easy read. But sooooo poorly written. It's written as though it was put to paper verbatim from his diction. Read it with his voice in mind 🙂

[MelloYello]

American Triumvirate by James Dodson is good. It's about Nelson, Hogan and Snead. 

 

Big Miss by Hank Haney is always great. Tiger is/was such a weirdo. 

 

EDIT: I did not know Christina Kim had a book. Thanks for telling me! I may have to read that. She seems like an oddball. I know she had some real serious personal struggles for awhile there. 

 

 

Edited June 1, 2021 by MelloYello

[J-Blade]

9 minutes ago, MelloYello said:

American Triumvirate by James Dodson is good. It's about Nelson, Hogan and Snead. 

 

Big Miss by Hank Haney is always great. Tiger is/was such a weirdo. 

 

EDIT: I did not know Christina Kim had a book. Thanks for telling me! I may have to read that. She seems like an oddball. I know she had some real serious personal struggles for awhile there. 

 

 

The Kim book is great. She's a character. I also follow her on Twitter. She sometimes will take questions on her Twitter feed from people while she travels. 

 

Big Miss is on my list. I usually don't care for tell-all books and Haney has a serious axe to grind, not that he probably isn't somewhat justified. I'll check out American Triumvirate. That sounds really good. Thanks! Let me know if you read the Kim book.

[Hawkeye77]

Tim Scott's bio of Hogan.

 

American Triumvirate is a must read.

 

 

[J-Blade]

11 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Tim Scott's bio of Hogan.

 

American Triumvirate is a must read.

 

 

A second nomination for American Triumvirate. Those both sound great. Thanks.

[Fairway14]

Butch Harmon biography book is excellent.

[GolfGuitarsCars]

Zinger (Paul Azinger)

Edited June 1, 2021 by GolfGuitarsCars

[J-Blade]

Those all sound great so far. Keep 'em coming. Thanks so much!

 

In the meantime, I am rereading for the umpteenth time, Harvey Penick's books.

[Jackal]

I 2nd the John Daly books. 

 

1)Life in and out of the rough.

2) The biography.

3) Golf my own damn way.

4)Wild Thing.

Wild Thing was by far the best.

Payne Stewarts book was fantastic.

 

 

[getair23]

Bud Sweat and Tees (about Rich Beem and his Caddie) may be a little outdated, but very entertaining.

 

Who's Your Caddie? By Rick Reilly is a entertaining read.  Each chapter he caddies for a different person including high steaks gamblers, celebrities, Deepak Chopra, and Trump I believe, and a few more. Easy read.  Also a few years old

 

Pretty sure I gave both of them away at this point.  If I can dig them up happy to pay it forward if someone wants them.  

 

[Phireside]

On 6/2/2021 at 7:00 AM, getair23 said:

Bud Sweat and Tees (about Rich Beem and his Caddie) may be a little outdated, but very entertaining.

 

Who's Your Caddie? By Rick Reilly is a entertaining read.  Each chapter he caddies for a different person including high steaks gamblers, celebrities, Deepak Chopra, and Trump I believe, and a few more. Easy read.  Also a few years old

 

Pretty sure I gave both of them away at this point.  If I can dig them up happy to pay it forward if someone wants them.  

 

I'll take Who's your caddy if you have it and happy to pay it forward when i'm done. 

note: i am in canada 

[getair23]

On 6/12/2021 at 12:37 PM, Phireside said:

I'll take Who's your caddy if you have it and happy to pay it forward when i'm done. 

note: i am in canada 

Found a lot of kids books so far during spring cleaning.  Will send your way as soon as it turns up.  

[ScottF]

I’ve read “Hogan” by Curt Sampson. I can’t compare it to any other Hogan biographies. 

[Mullyman]

Liked the Rich Beem book, but the Payne Stewart book by his wife Tracey is my favorite.