They have nicknames like Stovepipe, Burnt Biscuits, Skillet, Skinny, and Marble Eye. They worked for Presidents of the United States, the greatest players in the world, and the captains of industry. These colorful characters have witnessed every great moment, both private and public, at Augusta National, from Gene Sarazen's "shot heard 'round the world" to Nicklaus winning a record five of his six Masters. Then in 1983, things changed forever when "Tour caddies" were allowed at the Masters for the first time. Memories of a better day live on as Ward Clayton documents a history as compelling as the game itself.

Men on the Bag: The Caddies of Augusta National

History

Clayton, Ward

Americas

Sports Media Group

British Golf Links: A Short Account Of The Leading Golf Links Of The United Kiingdom

Sports & Outdoors

Golf

Bobby Jones accomplished something in the sporting world never before done by anyone. He won, in a single year, the four big events in the annals of golf--The National Amateur, The National Open, the British Open, and British Amateur. Bobby Jones created the Grand Slam of golf. This achievement crowned many years of top-level playing, and he promptly announced his retirement from competitive golf. Jones later founded the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters tournament, which has become one of the game's Major tournaments. This book chronicles the most amazing golf career in the history of the game.

Bobby Jones: Portrait of a Champion

Keeler, O. B.

Bobby Jones will stand forever unique in the world of golf, and perhaps even unique in the world of sport. He remained an amateur throughout his amazing career and found himself on the pinnacle of all golf achievements-The Grand Slam-a feat not duplicated by any other golfer to this day. This accomplishment might have constituted a seat to rest on for the ordinary man but, for Bobby, it merely served as a springboard to launch a myriad of other extraordinary achievements and experiences. Throughout his life, Jones remained the consummate gentleman, observed by his contemporaries to be comprised of equal proportions of "courtesy, consideration, humanity, and humor."

Bobby: The Life And Times Of Bobby Jones

Matthew, Sidney L.

Biographies & Memoirs

Golf has long enjoyed a body of literature far superior to man's other games, its challenge, lore, camaraderie, and singly beautiful playing fields providing the ideal palette for three centuries of colorful writing. From early Scottish poets to the twentieth-century eloquence of Darwin, Longhurst, and Wind, golf has offered its readers a uniquely rich library basking in a style and ambiance entirely its own. 
In equal parts a literary overview, book buyer's reference guide, and sampling of the game's vibrant history and flavor, The Golfer's Library profiles 400 of golf's greatest-ever works, from its earliest writings to the finest volumes of the new millennium. Each entry is examined critically, both for style and content as well as its greater place in golf's historical framework. Full bibliographic data are included, along with information on reprints, availability, and contemporary prices.

The Golfer's Library: A Reader's Guide to Three Centuries of Golf Literature

Wexler, Daniel

In the 75th anniversary year of Bobby Jones' immortal Grand Slam, sportsmen the world over still marvel just how Jones did become the game's greatest champion. To be sure, this was a constellation of factors that lined up in perfect union resulting in a peerless golf swing, peerless determination to succeed, and peerless attitude toward the most difficult of all sporting games. 
There is little question that Bobby Jones could never have won thirteen major titles and the Grand Slam without the tutelage of Stewart Maiden. Jones admitted this when he said, "The best luck I ever had in golf was when Stewart Maiden came from Carnoustie, Scotland, to be the professional at East Lake." Jones copied Maiden's unique style simply by watching Maiden play golf. 
Because Maiden was a man of few words, today's students of the game have never been privileged to learn the golfing method Maiden taught to Jones until now. For the first time, this book unlocks that mystery by reproducing the Lost Lessons of Stewart Maiden.

Kiltie The Kingmaker: The Ten Lessons of Bobby Jones's Teacher Stewart Maiden

Today millions play golf worldwide, and only one in every forty thousand golfers is good enough to play at the professional level. Millions of golfers hit thousands of shots every year and not one is struck correctly. This is due, according to the legendary Ben Hogan, "not so much to lack of ability as lack of knowing exactly what it is that he must do." 
Understanding the essential elements of the swing is where the average golfer parts company with the better player. How so many can play for so long devoid of all knowledge of the correct path of the clubhead to the ball really is a mystery. Such a Little Secret supplies the knowledge that will open the gate to millions.

Such a Little Secret

Barrett, J. Wilson

Legendary golfer Bobby Jones made thousands of headlines during his storied but brief sports career. He was the Tiger Woods of his day, heralded for his natural ability and sportsmanship by fans around the world. Sidney L. Matthew has now compiled more than two hundred front-page newspaper features into a fascinating book that offers a unique portrait of Jones and his celebrity, as well as early twentieth-century history.

Bobby Jones: Extra

This is Walter Hagen's own story of the two decades when he ruled the golfing world as king. Hagen not only won a major tournament every year for twenty years-a record never even approached by any other golfer-but his personality dominated the game during that period. Before he came along, professional golfers held the status of hired hands. The Haig was the man who crashed the front door of the clubhouses, and he brought along with him the entire fraternity of golf professionals.

The Walter Hagen Story: By The Haig, Himself

Hagen, Walter

Heck, Margaret Seaton

Bernard Darwin is one of the most revered golf writers of all time. This early collection of his best essays from the London Times paints a unique historical picture of golf as it was exploding onto the sporting scene around the world. Golf From the Times is Darwin's rarest book and one of the most sought-after golf titles in today's growing rare book market. This authentic reprint allows you to possess a true golf treasure. In a highly entertaining look at golf just before the Golden Age, Darwin profiles the leading players; reviews the intricacies of golf instruction; examines great matches; thoughtfully analyzes the finer points of course design and architecture; reviews some of the game's legendary layouts, such as Hoylake, Westward Ho!, Royal St. Georges, and St. Andrews; and addresses many issues critical to the game after the turn of the century.

Golf From The Times

DARWIN, Bernard

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