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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Down the Fairway
Robert T. JonesJones's account of his competitive career, written with O. B. Keeler, is one of the earliest major golf memoirs by a leading player.
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons
Ben HoganA foundational instruction book on grip, stance, swing and fundamentals, written with Herbert Warren Wind; many later swing books refer back to it.
Harvey Penick's Little Red Book
Harvey PenickShort, practical lessons from a long-serving Texas teacher, compiled from his notebooks with Bud Shrake; widely read by amateur golfers.
Golf My Way
Jack NicklausNicklaus explains his method and approach to the swing and the course, and is a standard example of a tour star's instruction book.
Dead Solid Perfect
Dan JenkinsA comic novel about tour professionals and their rivalries, showing that golf also supports fiction and satire.
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More golf books
- The Story of American Golf
The Story of American GolfHerbert Warren Wind - Golf Dreams
Golf DreamsJohn Updike - The Golfing Machine
The Golfing MachineHomer Kelley - Trump
TrumpDonald Trump1987 - Chicken soup for the soul
Chicken soup for the soulJack Canfield1993 - Better golf without practice
Better golf without practiceAlex J. Morrison1940 - Golf secrets exposedGolf secrets exposedBill Mehlhorn1984
- Five lessons
Five lessonsBen Hogan1979 - Short Way to Lower Scoring
Short Way to Lower ScoringPaul Runyan1979 - The elements of scoring
The elements of scoringRay Floyd1998 - Sports Illustrated
Sports IllustratedEditors of Sports Illustrated2001 - Five simple steps to perfect golfFive simple steps to perfect golfCount Yogi1973