Did you love the Ryder Cup? Are you already a committed golf fan, or did the great comeback in Medinah open up a new dimension to your sporting fascinations?
Golf has traditionally been a source of good reading for sports fans, and no sport offers a greater proliferation of instructional guides for the enthusiastic amateur.
Here is The Sports Bookshelf's potted guide to 10 of today's most popular golf books. Click on the picture or text links for more information and to buy.
Out of Bounds: Legendary Tales From the 19th Hole
, by Sam Torrance (Simon & Schuster)
The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods
, by Hank Haney (Crown Archteype)
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
, by Ben Hogan and Herbert Warren Wind (Crown Archetypes)
The Ryder Cup: The Complete History of Golf's Greatest Competition
, by Nick Callow (Carlton Books)
The Timeless Swing
by Tom Watson and Nick Seitz (Simon & Schuster)
Every Shot I Take: Lessons Learned about Golf, Life and a Father's Love
, by Davis Love III (Simon & Schuster)
Monty: The Autobiography
, by Colin Montgomerie (Orion)
The Unstoppable Golfer
, by Dr Bob Rotella (Simon & Schuster)
501 Excuses for a Bad Golf Shot
, by Justin Exner (Sourcebooks)
A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour
, by John Feinstein (Sphere)
Some new golf books...
- Dave Pelz's Putting Games: The More You Play, the Better You Putt
- Bedside Golf
, by Peter Alliss (paperback edition)
- Unconscious Scoring: Dave Stockton's Guide to Saving Shots Around the Green
- Strength Training for Golfers
, by John Little
- David Graham: From Ridicule to Acclaim
, by Russell James
- 1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die
(paperback edition), edited by Jeff Barr
And coming soon...
- The Open Championship 2012: The Official Story
, by the Royal and Ancient
- The Golfer's Bucket List
, by Gary Player
- An Open Book: My Autobiography
, by Darren Clarke
- The Irish Majors
, by Philip Reid