Following Through: Writings on Golf

by Herbert Warren Wind

These essays by the legendary sports writer “put readers right in the galleries” watching “all the great golfers, from Harry Vardon to Jack Nicklaus” (The New York Times Book Review). In this classic anthology, Herbert Warren Wind recreates Ben Hogan’s stirring performance in the third round of the 1967 Masters, when the fifty-four-year-old former champion turned back the clock to birdie six of the final nine holes and send spectators home “as exhilarated as schoolboys.”   At the 1964 US Open, the dean of American golf writers captures the drama and excitement of “one of the most inspiring stories in American golf”: Ken Venturi’s heroic victory over Arnold Palmer, Tommy Jacobs, and a case of heat exhaustion to win his only major championship.   From Harry Vardon to Steve Ballesteros, Pebble Beach to Ballybunion, the British Open to the President’s Putter, this generous and entertaining volume contains Herbert Warren Wind’s most famous essays on the sport he loved above all others. Vivid, eloquent, and insightful, Following Through showcases a master craftsman at the very top of his form.  

Genres: Sports

562 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1985

About the author

Herbert Warren Wind (August 11, 1916 – May 30, 2005) was an American sportswriter noted for his writings on golf

Reviews

[Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a great book about great golfers and great golf courses. A good amount of historical background is presented by the author. Biographical info is tremendous as well.

[Richard Walden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb essays from a master, the greatest golf writer since Bernard Darwin. He mixes coverage of events he covers with vignettes of past heroics and tragedies.

[Elizabeth Sims · Rating 4 out of 5]

The guy has a big heart, and I admire that.

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, simply the best golf writer every (no offense to Bernard Darwin) musing about Royal Dornoch, The "Venturi" US Open, and so on. Love golf? Check this out.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

The finest book about golf I know.