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Book roundup: Golf titles plentiful as Masters Week puts spotlight on game
TL;DR
This spring, a variety of new golf books have been released, coinciding with the Masters Tournament. Notable among them is 'A Quick Nine Before Dark' by Bill Fields.
Apr. 11—AUGUSTA — There's an oft-quoted theory about sports books that goes like this: the smaller the ball, the better the literature.
The late George Plimpton, who wrote numerous books about sports of all kinds, came up with it.
Judging by the quality and quantity of golf titles out this spring, Plimpton isn't wrong. Here's a rundown of some of the new titles that are out just in time for the Masters Tournament:
Title: A Quick Nine Before Dark
Author: Bill Fields
Pages: 243
Price: $29
Synopsis: Fields, a respected golf journalist and longtime senior editor at Golf World magazine, has covered every influential golfer of the past four decades. This book by the Pinehurst, N.C., native is "a vivid account of that journey and the charms and challenges along the way."
Title: All Carry
Author: Gene Wojciechowski
Pages: 421
Price: $30
Synopsis: This novel tells an interesting tale with the Masters as a backdrop. Wojciechowski, a veteran sports journalist, "takes readers behind the ropes and into the hallowed halls of the Masters." The book plays up the drama of a strained father-son relationship and "how anything is possible."
Title: Project Tiger: The Birth of Genius and the Price of Greatness
Author: Gavin Newsham
Pages: 272
Price: $29.99
Synopsis: Newsham, who has covered golf for more than two decades, tells the story of Tiger Woods and his father's vision to make him a "world-changing savior." The book lays out how "golf's most sensational prodigy develop the unique traits that led him to the pinnacle of success, and also doomed him."
Title: Rory
Author: Alan Shipnuck
Pages: 320
Price: $32.50
Synopsis: Shipnuck, known for his irreverent approach on the golf beat, wrote this biography of the reigning Masters champion. The book is described as "the most important, popular and confounding golfer of the post-Tiger era, masterfully chronicled by Alan Shipnuck, the bestselling author of Phil and LIV and Let Die."
Title: The Augusta Principles
Author: John Sabino
Pages: 208
Price: $28.50
Synopsis: Not a golf book, technically, but it applauds Augusta National and the Masters for achieving excellence and becoming synonymous with successful brands such as Disney and Apple. For nearly a century, "the membership has been comprised of 300 of the smartest and most successful people from around the world. There is much to be learned from what they have achieved."
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Title: Tiger v. Jack: Golf's Great Debate
Author: Bob Harig
Pages: 280
Price: $30
Synopsis: Indeed, this is golf's great debate: Which player is the greatest of all-time? Harig, the veteran golf writer who now covers the game for Sports Illustrated, "explores the records, rivalries, statistics and context of their illustrious careers, including the intangibles that made them both icons."
Q&A
What new golf books are being released for the Masters Tournament 2023?
Several new golf titles have been released this spring, including 'A Quick Nine Before Dark' by Bill Fields.
Who is the author of 'A Quick Nine Before Dark'?
'A Quick Nine Before Dark' is authored by Bill Fields.
What is the significance of the Masters Tournament in relation to new golf literature?
The Masters Tournament often highlights new golf literature, leading to an increase in book releases around this time.
