Nicklaus

by Mark Shaw

Using material gleaned from interviews with more than 100 of Nicklaus' competitors, business associates, friends and colleagues, author Mark Shaw weaves the events in Nicklaus' life around the golfer's legendary play on the PGA tour in 1972. As well as examining Nicklaus' early years, his amateur days, and his three decades of play on the PGA tour, the author provides penetrating analyses of the Nicklaus method, his record-setting play in major tournaments, accomplishments as a golf course designer and businessman, and his responsibilities as a family man. The book concludes with a sharp assessment of Nicklaus' place in the game's hallowed pantheon, including a comparison with new tour phenomenon Tiger Woods.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1997

About the author

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A former criminal defense attorney and legal analyst for USA Today, CNN and ESPN, Mark Shaw is the author of 25 books and counting. His most recent is "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What's My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen." Additional books include "The Poison Patriarch," Miscarriage of Justice," "Stations Along the Way," "Down for the Count," "Beneath the Mask of Holiness," "Larry Legend," "Bury Me In Pot Bunker," and "How to Become a Published Author: Idea to Publication."

Mr. Shaw has written for USA Today, Huffington Post, and the Aspen Daily News. He formally was a host or correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America, CBS's People, The World of People, Disney's The Scheme of Things and also hosted a three hour radio program in the Midwest. He is married to librarian Wen-ying Lu and lives in the San Francisco area.

More about Mr. Shaw may be learned at markshawbooks.com and on Wikipedia.