I Call the Shots

by Johnny Miller, Guy Yocom, Jack Nicklaus (Foreword)

A straight-shooting look at the hottest issues and controversies in golf today, from the game’s most popular and provocative commentator

Johnny Miller’s brilliant career as a professional golfer—including U.S. Open and British Open championships—has been followed by a fourteen-year tenure in the broadcast booth as America’s most respected television golf analyst. In I Call the Shots he offers his no-holds-barred opinions, with trademark insight and wit, on all things golf: from the decline of playing etiquette to boorish fans; from legendary victories by the game’s greatest champions to monumental chokes that have destroyed careers; from the current state of the PGA Tour to the future of the game itself. In this completely revised and updated paperback edition, Miller offers his opinions on Tiger Woods’s latest struggles and the 2004 Ryder Cup in an all-new chapter.

Packed with the best and worst Johnny has seen in more than thirty years as a champion player and cherished announcer, I Call the Shots is a must-read for any golfer or fan of the game and is sure to be fuel for controversy and conversation on fairways, in locker rooms, and at nineteenth holes across the country.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction

286 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 2004

Reviews

[Mark Noonan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Johnny Miller did not disappoint. However, I think he needs to write another book, because this is from 2004,and he needs to update and/or correct some of his predictions. Other than that it was a quick, fun, and easy read.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good, easy read by an insightful golfer and broadcaster. Hes honest, about others and about himself. Now that hes retiring from broadcasting I hope has time for a follow up book.

[William D Jempty Jr · Rating 1 out of 5]

Full of factual errors and Miller's outrageous claim to how have won the SF City Championship. Which he didn't. For a non-fiction book, I call the shots is full of fiction. Save your money.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Johnny Miller is truly a love-him or hate-him kind of golf analyst. I tend to appreciate his honesty and no-holds-barred commentary. Offers some interesting insightson the game. Includes an interesting reflection on his abrupt fall from the top of the golf world.

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

Johnny makes a big deal about being the one who identified choking by golfers in pressure packed situations during golf tournaments. I wonder if he had the balls (of the testicular kind) to ever call his own golfer sons "chokers" when they couldn't handle the pressure of tournament golf.

[Elizabeth Sims · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Johnny's golf commentary on NBC, and I like this book quite a bit. I'm OK with his personality, which some find less than perfectly humble. The fact that he doesn't hold back fair criticism is something I appreciate.

[Tom Robinson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mr. Miller cannot hide his gigantic pride, and a better title would have been, "I Choked.' Such has happened to every golfer, but he takes such joy in pointing out the failings of others - which became a constant point of contention between he and fellow pros.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found his take on todays game and players very interesting. All in all, a very good read to kill some time and for anyone interested in golf today.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Johnny Miller loves the game of golf...so much he wants to preserve what is great about it, and change what might be wrong with it. Good stuff.

[Willie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mostly good, but I contemplated not finishing this one.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

Johnny Miller is a butt hole

[Charley Duschen · Rating 4 out of 5]

John has always been my favorite golf commentator.