13 Best sports books like Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son by Kevin Cook

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Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

By: Kevin Cook

4.35

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Seabiscuit, the riveting tale of twoproud Scotsmen who beat all comers to becom…

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1. The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf

By: Mark Frost

4.43

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed The Greatest Game Ever Played comes The Gra… read more

Similar categories in Mark Frost's The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • sports
"Our modern perception of "amateur" suggests someone who does something poorly or with a lack of professionalism, but the Latin root of the word "amateur" is amor, someone who pursues a pastime out of…"

-Mark Frost, The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf

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2. The Greatest Game Ever Played

By: Mark Frost

4.50

Format: 488 pages, Paperback

Ouimet and Vardon were two men from different generations and vastly different corners of the world… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • sports
"... The only difference between realizing a dream and losing oneself in fantasy [is] backbreaking work."

-Mark Frost, The Greatest Game Ever Played

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3. Golf is Not a Game of Perfect

By: Bob Rotella

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Filled with insightful stories about golf, Dr. Bob Rotella’s delightful book will improve the game … read more

Similar categories in Bob Rotella's Golf is Not a Game of Perfect book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • sports
  • nonfiction
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4. Men in Green (A Golf Bestseller)

By: Michael Bamberger

4.03

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

The instant New York Times bestseller from acclaimed Sports Illustrated writer Michael Bamberger—a … read more

Similar categories in Michael Bamberger's Men in Green (A Golf Bestseller) book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • history
  • sports
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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5. A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee

By: Tom Coyne

4.31

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

An epic Celtic sojourn in search of ancestors, nostalgia, and the world?s greatest round of golf I… read more

Similar categories in Tom Coyne's A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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6. An American Caddie in St. Andrews: Growing Up, Girls, and Looping on the Old Course

By: Oliver Horovitz

4.28

Format: 0 pages, MP3 CD

In the middle of Oliver Horovitz's high school graduation ceremony, his cell phone It was Harvard.… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • scotland

7. Final Rounds: A Father, a Son, the Golf Journey of a Lifetime

By: James Dodson

3.40

Format: 96 pages,

James Dodson always felt closest to his father while they were on the links. So it seemed only appr… read more

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8. The 1997 Masters: My Story

By: Lorne Rubenstein , Tiger Woods

3.76

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

To mark the twentieth anniversary of his historic win at the 1997 Masters, Tiger Woods will for the… read more

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9. The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

By: Mark Frost

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The year: 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie… read more

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10. Paper Tiger: An Obsessed Golfer's Quest to Play with the Pros

By: Tom Coyne

3.80

Format: 368 pages,

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11. Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

By: Kevin Cook

4.35

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Seabiscuit, the riveting tale of twoproud Scotsmen who beat all comers to becom… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • recreation
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • scotland
  • sports

12. Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident

By: Donnie Eichar

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriousl… read more

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13. The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia

By: Curt Sampson

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Masters golf tournament weaves a hypnotic spell. It is the toughest ticket in sports, with blac… read more

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14. Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar

By: Alan Shipnuck

4.06

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “A rollicking good time.” —Golfweek * “Thoroughly engaging.” —The Washi… read more

Similar categories in Alan Shipnuck's Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
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15. A Course Called Scotland: Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game

By: Tom Coyne

4.38

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of the best golf books this century.” — Golf Digest From Tom Coyn… read more

Similar categories in Tom Coyne's A Course Called Scotland: Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • sports
  • nonfiction
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16. A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

By: Tom Coyne

4.30

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the span of one unforgettable year, Coyne crisscrosses the country in search of its greatest gol… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
"First tees no longer made me nervous, but somehow rangers still did."

-Tom Coyne, A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

"A holed ball was beautiful and final. All it left you were the stories of how it arrived there, powerless I change that plot."

-Tom Coyne, A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

"The land on which this game is played holds memories for a very long time, and once in a while, it lets us come back and walk around in them."

-Tom Coyne, A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

"People who don’t play golf pro to envy their golfing neighbors, admiring it as a nifty game you can play to a ripe old age. What they don’t understand is that we don’t keep playing because we can; we…"

-Tom Coyne, A Course Called America: Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

Cover of Freddie & Me: Life Lessons from Freddie Bennett, Augusta National's Legendary Caddy Master by Tripp Bowden

17. Freddie & Me: Life Lessons from Freddie Bennett, Augusta National's Legendary Caddy Master

By: Tripp Bowden

4.25

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Though he was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, home of fabled Augusta National and The Masters,… read more

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18. The First Major: The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup

By: John Feinstein

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Walk Spoiled, a dramatic chronicle of the b… read more

Similar categories in John Feinstein's The First Major: The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • history
  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of Roaring Back: The Fall and Rise of Tiger Woods by Curt Sampson

19. Roaring Back: The Fall and Rise of Tiger Woods

By: Curt Sampson

3.57

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

The incredible true story of Tiger Woods’s dramatic return to glory at the 2019 Masters following h… read more

Similar categories in Curt Sampson's Roaring Back: The Fall and Rise of Tiger Woods book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • sports
  • biography
Cover of Death and Axes (Pangea Online #1) by S.L. Rowland

20. Death and Axes (Pangea Online #1)

By: S.L. Rowland

4.04

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Everything has a price. Pangea Online is no different. Since leaving the orphanage, Esil has spe… read more

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21. The Dewsweepers

By: James Dodson

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One of the great golf journalists introduces readers to the "Dewsweepers," a dedicated group of gol… read more

Similar categories in James Dodson's The Dewsweepers book and Kevin Cook's Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

  • sports
  • nonfiction

5 must-read history books like Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son by Kevin Cook

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The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf

Mark Frost

4.43

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The Greatest Game Ever Played

Mark Frost

4.50

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Michael Bamberger

4.03

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Kevin Cook

4.35

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The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf

Mark Frost

4.43

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Dee Brown

4.25

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Doug Stanton

4.32

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Michael Bamberger

4.03

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