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...
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...
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...
Tiger & Phil : golf's most fascinating rivalry
Harig, Bob
Paper Book
Bob Harig's Tiger & Phil provides an in-depth chronicle of the decades-long rivalry that drove the success of golf's two biggest stars, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. For more than two decades, there have been two golfers who have captivated, bemused,...

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