Golf's Holy War: The Battle for the Soul of a Game in an Age of Science

Well written and entertaining for us golfers. The last part of the book was very insightful regarding golf instruction which we all struggle with.

Decent enough book, but it I'm not entirely sure that the premise upon which it is based, that two particular books are responsible for the differing camps in golf, i.e. science versus talent and art. Just my opinion.

A very unique approach to telling the stories of the people who have, and who are still, shaping the game. Sets itself apart from other golf books by surveying the people and ideas that have come and gone over the years. Best golf book I have read in many years.

I loved this book, for reasons that surprised me...as a physicist, I was most interestedin the technical improvements in the game of golf over the past 20 years. I expectedthat aspect to be the most fascinating. But in reality, the 'soul searching' aspect of thebook was even more enthralling and I was delighted to learn about the personalities behindthis ancient sport.Certainly Lewis's MONEYBALL is a comparable book to GOLF'S HOLY WAR. But in reality,this book also was reminiscent of David Kaiser's HOW THE HIPPIES SAVED PHYSICS.Both books tell the stories of iconoclastic devotees to their professions and it was delightfulto see the connections between physics and the spiritual side of a wonderful walk wasted!

I just finished my best golf read since Golf in the Kingdom. Your Golf's Holy Wars has rekindled in me the real reason that I play (and read about) the game, that it is timeless. Time stands still while playing.Your book brought back memories from seeing Jack at an exhibition in Green Bay as a lad to spending a morning with Micheal Murphy (and not knowing what questions to ask) while manning a Shivas booth at the Milwaukee golf show many years ago.Thanks for a great read!