Buy the Bookīen Hogan and Byron Nelson vs. Whether you’ve been to Bandon and haven’t read the book, haven’t been but want to learn all about it before you go, or have read it before and just want to relive the magic again, you can’t go wrong. When it opened in 1999, Bandon Dunes changed the landscape of public golf in America for the better, and today it continues to innovate on site and at the other Dream Golf properties ( Sand Valley, Mammoth Dunes, Sandbox, for example).
This is the book that tells the remarkable story about what has become one of the most special places in the world of golf. Buy the Bookīandonistas, raise your hands. After reading it, I found myself understanding, appreciating, and enjoying the golf courses I was playing even more. Anatomy is an easy-to-digest, comprehensive look at all the elements that go into designing golf holes, complete with photos and drawings. His Confidential Guide to Golf Courses is a cult classic but is rather pricey and hard to find. The Anatomy of a Golf Course, by Tom Doakĭoak, one of the preeminent golf architects of our day, is unique in that he is notably outspoken about his ideas and has devoted a significant amount of time and resources to publishing them in several books. For a more extended version of my waxing poetic on Tom’s work, click here. If you haven’t bought this book yet, make like a swoosh and just do it. I could have just as easily chosen either of his other books I have read, Paper Tiger or A Course Called Ireland. It’s the kind of book that goes by way too fast. And he does it in a way that is funny, relatable, impressively written, and flows like the best fiction does. In his latest book, Tom Coyne explores Scotland’s links courses, its people, and himself. Here, in no particular order, are ten books I recommend to pass the time and get you more excited for the return of golf. So, I figured why not share some of my favorites with PIG readers who might be searching for a golf-y distraction to get through the day. One way I have enjoyed engaging with golf, whether it’s during a rained out Sunday, a Midwestern winter day, or a pandemic-mandated quarantine, is by reading a book about golf. Though it’s hard to know what the coming weeks will bring, I know we are all in this together and, as golfers, we can all bond over the yearning to return to the game we love.
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