National Golf Month

Every August, National Golf Month celebrates the cherished sport of golf, bringing together enthusiasts and newcomers alike to appreciate the rich history. This list of books will help you celebrate.

Updated July 12, 2025
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The ball in the air : a golfing adventure
Bamberger, Michael
Paper Book
From Michael Bamberger, the New York Times bestselling author of Men in Green and our most celebrated contemporary golf writer, The Ball in the Air is a love letter to the amateur game, doing for golf what Friday Night Lights did...
The new encyclopedia of golf
Campbell, Malcolm
Paper Book
This popular reference book has been fully updated and expanded to include the latest international tournaments and celebrated names as well as new championship courses. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of spectacular full-color photographs and with a new introduction focusing on the modern game...
Golf wars : LIV and golf's bitter battle for power and identity
Carter, Iain
Paper Book
"If John le Carré decided to take on a golf story, this is the book he'd write." - Geoff Shackelford Golf is at war. PGA vs. LIV. Establishment vs. upstart. This is the story of how golf was ripped apart. The battle for the future of...
A course called America : fifty states, five thousand fairways, and the search for the great American golf course
Coyne, Tom
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Globe-trotting golfer Tom Coyne has finally come home. And he's ready to play all of it. After playing hundreds of courses overseas in the birthplace of golf, ​Coyne, the author of A Course Called Ireland and...
Golf for dummies
McCord, Gary.
Phil : the rip-roaring (and unauthorized!) biography of golf's most colorful superstar
Shipnuck, Alan
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "A rollicking good time." --Golfweek * "Thoroughly engaging." --The Washington Post Now with a new afterword: a juicy and freewheeling biography of legendary golf champion Phil Mickelson--who has led a big,...
So help me golf : why we love the game
Reilly, Rick
Paper Book
Beloved bestselling author and golf aficionado Rick Reilly channels his insatiable curiosity, trademark sense of humor, and vast knowledge of the game in a treasure trove of original pieces about what the game has meant to him and to others. This is the book Rick...
Together we roared : alongside Tiger for his epic twelve-year, thirteen-majors run
Williams, Steve
Paper Book
"At long last, Williams opens up about one of the most successful partnerships in sports history." -- Golf Digest "Explosive."-- Today's Golfer "Steve Williams knew Tiger Woods like no other... now he reveals all." -- Daily Mail Steve Williams, arguably the...
Golf magazine's Play like a pro : master the must-have moves from the game's top players
DeNunzio, David
Paper Book
GET THE TOUR TOUCH! How do PGA players excel on the world's toughest courses when you can't even break 80 at your local club? It's more than just natural talent and dedicated practice. Tour pros have the secrets--closely-held keys to full-swing and short-game success that...

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