Alan Shipnuck: 4 books
The Battle for Augusta National
Hootie, Martha, and the Masters of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2008
The controversy began with a seemingly innocuous private letter, and spiraled into the biggest media event in golf history. The Augusta National membership dispute dominated headlines and watercooler conversation for nearly a year, propelled by twenty-first-century hot-button issues and a pair of...
Bud, Sweat, And Tees
Hootie, Martha, and the Masters of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
The PGA Tour is the most interesting subculture in sports, though you wouldn't know it from most golf books. The Tour is home to rowdy, randy young men often drunk with money and fame; fueled by alcohol and adrenaline, they barnstorm from town to town like rock stars, with all the attendant excesses....
The Swinger
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
A sports hero seeks a comeback in this wildly funny and ultimately redemptive novel.
His name, as we all know, is Herbert X. “Tree” Tremont, and he’s the richest and most celebrated athlete of our time—a multicultural golfing icon with fifty-three Tour wins, thirteen major victories,...
Swinging from My Heels
Confessions of an LPGA Star
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Christina Kim is the brashest, bawdiest, funniest player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour. Golf fans know her for her colorful wardrobe, even more colorful on-course antics, and an explosive game. But in this rollicking account of the 2009 season, Kim invites readers deep into her...