Shortlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards Biography of the Year'A splendid new biography. How good was young Tom Morris? Stephen Proctor makes his case cogently. Young Tom Morris was one of the greatest of them all' - Allan MassieYoung Tom Morris, the son of the legendary pioneer of golf, Tom Morris, was golf’s first superstar.Born at a pivotal moment in history, just as the new and inexpensive ‘gutty’ ball was making golf affordable and drawing thousands of ...

Shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards for Best Sports Writing of the Year and the USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book AwardThe Long Golden Afternoon tells the story of the transformative generation of golf that followed the rise of Young Tom Morris - an era of sweeping change that saw Scotland's national pastime become one of the rare games played around the world.It begins with the first epochal performance after Tommy - John Ball's ...

An invitation to explore the life-giving lessons we can learn from the Earth, featuring stunning photography and reflections from an acclaimed visual artistThe Earth is the first tangible gift we were given. Yet when did you last pause to appreciate the immensity of the ocean, wander in silence through an ancient forest, or behold the grandeur of a mountain? How long has it been since you’ve felt grass beneath your feet?Accompanied by awe-inspiring full-col...

"What we have here is not mere game narrative of major championships, but sportswriting embedded in a larger cultural context." — The Wall Street Journal: "10 Books That Belong on Every Golfer's Bookshelf"Finally – a book that truly captures the inspiring and uniquely gifted women from a largely forgotten golfing age. A wonderful read from start to finish' – Iona Stephen, Sky Sports presenter, commentator and hostFrom the moment women began hosting champion...

A history of golf's boom period from the founding of England's first golf club to the dawn of World War I.The Long Golden Afternoon tells the story of the transformative generation of golf that followed the rise of Young Tom Morris—an era of sweeping change that saw Scotland's national pastime become one of the rare games played around the world.It begins with the first epochal performance after Tommy—John Ball's victory at Prestwick in 1890 as the f...

Scotland is the birthplace of golf, and when you get off the beaten path around that wonderful country, you'll find many golf courses you've never heard of—whether 9, 18, or even 11 holes—that have been relatively untouched for over a century. Visiting these golf courses is like an actually trip back in time, a way to experience golf as it was meant to be, as it once was. Author Jim Hartsell takes readers across Scotland—and island-hopping on ferries—to find the essence of Scottish golf. H...

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The Ambassador is the first book-length study of Alexander Findlay' s life and his contributions to the game of golf. Findlay was the best golfer in New England, one of the best in the U.S, the most prolific and important golf course designer on the east coast in the early years of American golf, and the most well-regarded representative of the game in America. He played exhibition matches and tournaments in front of hundreds of thousands, helped establish over 100 separate golf clubs, was...

Revitalising leadership connects leadership theory and practice with context. It argues that the universal prescriptions favoured by most leadership scholars ignore the reality that context always matters in leadership practice – and so it should matter in leadership theorizing too. Addressing this gap, the book offers a novel framework that enables the development of context-sensitive leadership theory and practice. This framework directs theoretical and practical attention to th...

TIMES BRITISH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 201325th June 1926. Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club is hosting the world's oldest and most prestigious golf tournament - The Open Championship. A stellar field of players has assembled from both sides of the Atlantic hoping to claim victory, including Walter Hagen, Harry Vardon and a rising young amateur from the USA, Bobby Jones.Already a winner of the US Open and US Amateur Championship, Jones has yet to win a Major event on British s...

Walter Hagen to Tiger Woods, a fascinating and knowledgeable history of golf through the most talented men and women to have ever played the gameCovering the early amateur masters of the game, starting with Old Tom Morris, to the maestros of the Open era, this collection features biographies and career statistics of players from all over the world, including the U.S., UK, South Africa, Europe, and Australia. From Ben Hogan and legendary figures such as Jack Nicklau...

Written by golf journalist Neil Tappin, The Little Book of Golf Legends is part of the fantastic Legends of Sport series featuring Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket and Grand Prix. Packed with 4-page profiles of 30 of the world's most admired and revered golfers, The Little Book of Golf Legends includes key statistics about each legend, illustrated with some of the best known photographs of them together with a fascinating profile of their career.