Michael Bamberger, a writer and columnist for GOLF Magazine, spent twenty-two years as a writer at Sports Illustrated after thirteen years as a newspaper reporter. He has written a play (Bart & Fay) and seven books, including the New York Times bestseller Men in Green, To the Linksland, and Wonderland. His work has appeared in the annual anthology The Best American Sports Writing and other collections.
"Thoughtful . . . Readers will find fascinating gems . . . Mr.
Bamberger goes out of his way to be fair, clearly distinguishing
between what we can know and what we will probably never know. His
speculations about the private Woods, always labeled as such, are
informed by his more than three decades of golf reporting and five
previous books about golf, including one about caddying for a tour
pro. He knows the world of professional golf, and the pressures it
exacts, like few others."
-John Paul Newport, The Wall Street Journal
"A sensational read . . . [Bamberger is] an outstanding reporter. .
. . The number of insights, stories and well-labeled legends of
hazy lineage are all presented in Bamberger's inimitable style . .
. The ride is filled with plenty of stellar anecdotes for lovers of
all things golf. . . . Since we have no 2020 Masters to watch,
reliving everything leading up to Tiger's fifth title is well worth
the ride, even if the road was bumpier than we'd prefer to
recall."
-Geoff Shackelford
"Insightful and entertaining . . . When it comes to golf writing,
Michael Bamberger is akin to a feel player. The longtime Sports
Illustrated and current Golf Magazine scribe relies on a keen eye
for detail, instincts developed over decades around the game and
innate writing gifts."
-Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel
"This may be the most insightful and evenhanded book written yet
about one of the signature athletes of the last twenty-five
years."
-Booklist (starred review)
"Gripping . . . Even non-Tiger fans might find this amazing
comeback story appealing."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Michael Bamberger is the quiet man of golf journalism. He arrives
at scenes, a notebook stuck in his back pocket; he watches,
listens, writes and then departs. Players talk to him and he stores
it away and the reader should be grateful that he does because
there is so much in this book that most people don't know about
Woods, about golf, about the pro game in the US, about Woods's
victory in last year's Masters. Bamberger has a painter's eye for
detail and a journalist's ear for a phrase. The story he tells so
elegantly here is packed with detail."
-The Times (London)
"With compassion and honesty, this book enthrallingly illuminates
the extraordinary yet enigmatic comeback of Tiger Woods. Bamberger
is a wise and resourceful reporter with an unsurpassed knowledge of
the professional game, and he moves effortlessly between
inside-the-ropes stories and human insight. I raced through this
book joyfully, in about the time it takes to play a round of
golf."
-Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland
PRAISE FOR OTHER BOOKS BY MICHAEL BAMBERGER
* Men in Green *
"Maybe the best golf book I've ever read."
-Bill Reynolds, Providence Journal
"I wish Men in Green were about four hundred pages longer than it
is."
-Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times Book Review
* The Swinger *
"An entertaining, revealing, thought-provoking, and cautionary tale
. . . It provides invaluable insight into the life and times of
Woods."
-Bill Pennington, The New York Times
* To The Linksland *
"One of the best golf travel books ever written . . . The book
reminds us that the game of golf has many treasures yet to be
discovered."
-Michael Murphy, author of Golf in the Kingdom
* This Golfing Life *
"The ultimate insider's view [from] one of the modern game's
brightest observers and finest writers."
-Geoff Shackelford, Golf
Observer
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