Lure of the Links: Great Golf Stories

by David Owen, Joan Bingham

This handsome anthology of stories and essays profiles the great courses, the players, and the spirit of the game - appealing equally to the scratch aficionado and the weekend hack. Contributors include: Dave Anderson; Sarah Ballard; Ethan Canin; Marcia Chambers; Bernard Darwin; Dan Jenkins; Robert T. Hones, Jr.; Ward Just; James Kaplan; Stephen Leacock; Michael Murphy; Harvey Penick; George Plimpton; Gene Sarazen; John Updike; and Herbert Warren Wind.

Genres: Nonfiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1997

Reviews

[Blake Atwood]

This collection is a great introduction to a number of notable names when it comes to writing about golf, e.g., Bernard Darwin (Charles's grandson), Herbert Warren Wind, Dan Jenkins, Harvey Penick, etc. Each story or essay is short and accessible. The book is a good addition to a golfer's library, especially if they'd like a sampling of many golf writers before diving in to an author's full catalog of work.

[Frodo]

I enjoyed the collection of stories, including some fiction, from the world of golf, especially those from the early years in Scotland and those of mid-to-late 20th century players, from Bobby Jones to Ben Hogan through Nancy Lopez and Arnold Palmer.