Herbert Warren Wind's Golf Book

Name: Herbert Warren Wind's Golf Book
Price: 11.99 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (16 reviews)
Author: Wind, Herbert Warren

by Wind, Herbert Warren

Nonfiction Memoir

4.3 (16)

317 pages~5.3 hr readPublished by Open Road Media

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Last checked: Apr 24, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love golf history and want to understand how the game's most iconic moments were witnessed and written about by someone who was actually there.
You appreciate beautifully crafted sports writing that treats golf as a lens for character, tradition, and human ambition.
You're interested in how one writer shaped how we talk about golf, from Bobby Jones to Arnold Palmer to the Scottish links.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a how-to guide or instructional content about improving your swing.
You prefer narrative-driven storytelling over essays and prefer books that follow a single thread rather than a curated collection.
You have little interest in golf's history or the personalities who played it in the mid-20th century.

About this book

A collection of essays by Herbert Warren Wind on golf. The book includes his famous pieces on Bobby Jones's first major championship victory in an eighteen-hole playoff against Bobby Cruickshank at the 1923 US Open, titled "Jones Breaks Through," and "North to the Links of Dornoch," a travelogue about the Scottish Highlands course. Wind's essays capture prominent golfers including Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ken Venturi, and Harry Vardon. He profiles female golfers Mickey Wright, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Joyce Wethered, and discusses Bernard Darwin as a golf writer. Wind's Sports Illustrated piece "The 1958 Masters: Palmer at the Fateful Corner" covers Arnold Palmer's first major championship and introduces the term "Amen Corner" for Augusta National. The collection presents Wind's observations on golf history, players, and courses through lyrical and insightful essays.

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