Jacklin: My Autobiography. Tony Jacklin with Curtis Gillespie

by Tony Jacklin

Tony is now feted as the godfather of the modern game and an icon to young players. In his first full autobiography, he looks back on his remarkable life and charts his progress from apprentice steelworker to golf legend."

340 pages, Paperback

First published October 19, 1970

About the author

My golfing ‘wow' moment arrived as a young child. Sitting in my grandparents' living room, watching on a grainy old black-and-white TV set, I was entranced by this shadowy figure reacting with stunned surprise after delivering a hole-in-one. It was, I discovered, the first time that particular feat had been televised live in Britain. That magical stroke by Tony Jacklin sparked my interest in the game. I eventually went on to fulfil my dream of becoming a sports journalist and ended up making a special friend of that shadowy figure who popped up on our screen in September 1967. To you ‘Sir Tony', thanks a million for affording me the honour and privilege of helping to compile this account of a remarkable Ryder Cup career.