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Men in Green, by Michael Bamberger

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“Maybe the best golf book I’ve ever read.” —Bill Reynolds, The Providence Journal"This is the golf version of Roger Kahn's classic The Boys of Summer." —Chicago Tribune“Until roughly the mid-1980s, the PGA Tour really was a tour, not the geographically-dispersed collection of big-money events that it is today. The players and often their wives drove from event to event or hopped on chartered flights together. . . . In a new book, Men in Green, author Michael Bamberger re-creates that tour through a series of surprisingly candid interviews with players, caddies, wives, and others who were there. It is a world of booze-fueled friendships and feuds, of deep bonds and annoyances, of hurts that still fester and memories that still glow. Braiding it all together is the power and addiction of golf. . . . Bamberger doesn’t flinch at portraying the Tour’s earthier aspects. Drugs, sex, and alcohol, although not sensationalized, take their appropriate place in his narrative. But the book is overwhelmingly a love song. . . . Above all, what comes through is the sense of the Tour back then as an extended family, sometimes dysfunctional but never dull.” —John Paul Newport, The Wall Street Journal“Michael Bamberger is a hard-boiled reporter with a sly wit, but his bottom-line virtue is empathy. That’s made him the most penetrating and insightful golf writer of our time. Men in Green is Bamberger at his best: revealing secrets, puncturing myths, adjudicating never-settled feuds. His new book has the suspenseful urgency of a detective novel, a cast of characters out of a Fellini movie, and the heart of a Charlie Brown Christmas special. If I could have only one golf book on a deserted island, Men in Green would be that book.” —John Garrity, author of Ancestral Links“Men in Green is peppered with appealing vignettes—such as Billy Harmon on what Bob Goalby said to himself standing over a four-foot putt on the last hole of the 1968 Masters—but Bamberger has a higher purpose. Identifying legends and trying to find out what makes them tick, he and Donald provide exceptional insight into some of America’s greatest players over the last half-century.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer“To be cherished . . . Will entertain and enthrall . . . A nostalgic visit and reminiscence with those who fashioned golf history.” —Golf Digest

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About the Author

Michael Bamberger was born in Patchogue, New York, in 1960. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, he became a newspaper reporter, first for the (Martha’s) Vineyard Gazette, later with The Philadelphia Inquirer. Since 1995 he has been a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He and his wife, Christine, live in Philadelphia.

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Product details

Paperback: 272 pages

Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (April 5, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 9781476743837

ISBN-13: 978-1476743837

ASIN: 1476743835

Product Dimensions:

5.5 x 0.8 x 8.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.3 out of 5 stars

270 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#86,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

This is a very simple and moderately entertaining book, written by a Sports Illustrated columnist about various stars and people behind the scenes of the PGA Tour. The concept was to identify nine “big names” like Palmer, Nicklaus, Hale Irwin, Ken Venturi, etc. and nine lesser known journeymen, caddies, tournament organizers, tour wives. You get the picture.While it wasn’t terribly well organized, there were a number of very enlightening and interesting stories related in the book. I must say that the author seemed to have a morbid fascination concerning the 1958 Masters and the possible rules infraction concerning Arnold Palmer and Ken Venturi. He must have come back to revisit the issue half a dozen times throughout the book. I’m also not sure why he elected to title the book “Men in Green”, as the book really has nothing to do with the Masters. I guess insinuating a connection with the Masters and putting a picture of Nicklaus and Palmer on the cover helps to sell the book.

I very much enjoyed this book not least because it settled for all time the whispered rumor of Arnie cheating at the Masters. Big tip of the hat to Michael Bamberger for tracking the story down and sticking with it. The book is well written and informative. I particularly liked the sidebar stories of caddies and also-rans. Well written and entertaining. My highest recommendation. Hurry up, Mr. Bamberger, and write another!

I've been a fan of Michael Bamberger's golf writing since his book "To the Linksland" which told of his year spent in Europe, caddying on the European tour and traveling around to the great courses (famous and unknown) in Scotland. His new book, "Men in Green," is a joy to read, not only for the wonderful stories of golf legends (famous and unknown) such Palmer, Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Aldophus "Golf Ball" Hull and Sandy Tatum, but for the lucid, well-constructed prose and for the care and generosity he has for his subjects. The trait of generosity...both financial and spritual...is one Bamberger often notices and comments on, whether it is a player who over-tips a caddy or Nicklaus, in defeat by a single stroke, putting his arm around Watson's shoulder as they walked off the green at Turnberry following their legendary Duel in the Sun. His open-mindedness, empathy, fairness, and ability to honestly assess and describe people without judgment demonstrates the type of generosity of spirit that he admires in others. As he travels around the country with his friend and former PGA touring pro, Mike Donald, Bamberger stumbles upon many remarkable intertwining of lives, loves and tournaments over the last 60 years and untangles some mysteries about those people and events along the way.

Just got around to reading this book. Bamberger provides quite a bit of inside information here, but seems really hung up on the Palmer-Venturi "feud" from the 1960 Masters ruling. I must admit that I have never been a Venturi fan, and this book enforces the opinion I had of the guy all these years. Then again, I grew up in Western Pennsylvania so maybe a bit of regionalism has been in effect. Bamberger comes from a unique background, having caddied on tour prior to becoming a journalist, and has made many interesting friendships along the way that show up nicely here. The book's title comes off a somewhat misleading, though, as I would think may potential readers might think it's focused on The Masters with the title and cover picture of Palmer and Nicklaus in their green jackets. There are also a few times when I completed a chapter and found myself wondering whey the information provided didn't appear earlier. But all in all, the author pulls few punches in this creative approach to the ancient and honorable game.

Although the dusk jacket picture and title are misleading, this is a warm look at golf and writing by Michael Bamberger. Just as John Feinstein's muse is Paul Goydos, Bamberger's is Mike Donald, a grinder who came inches from winning the US Open. Arnie's sex appeal and Jack's dignity are constant themes. Fred Couples and Ken Venturi are exposed as being less than met the eye. Bamberger is also strangely quiet about writing for SI the last two decades as if they paid the bills but no longer had the literary chops it did in its Herbert Wind and Dan Jenkins's glory days.

I'm a golf fanatic. I remember watching all these legends on TV as a kid with my dad. I wish he had taught me to play back then. Maybe he didn't think of it 'cause I'm a girl. Now I play all the time and volunteer at tournaments, including The Boeing Classic, a senior tour event, so I have gotten to see some of these Legends play. This book made me feel like I was part of their history.

Not a bad book, but a little misleading. I thought it would be a close personal look at some of golf's greats. While there are interviews with some of these legends of the game, the book's focus lies heavily on Arnold Palmer, Ken Venturi and Mike Donald (the author's long time friend, traveling partner and former journeyman tour pro) with the others on his list of legends only have chapter dedicated to them, and even then somehow Arnold and Ken managed to get worked in. You do get an interesting look into what life on the tour was like in it's golden age from the players and some caddies, plus there are some thought provoking quotes from some of the subjects.

I have read all of Mr Bamberger's books and patiently waited for this title to be released with great expectations knowing his knowledge and ability to write about this wonderful game of golf!!! I must say this book went beyond my high expectations!!! It brought tears to my eyes and made me laugh out loud!!! Without giving anything away, I must say that I love and respect Arnold Palmer even more than I previously did prior to reading this book(and I didn't think that was possible)!!! Also, I must add that my view of Ray Floyd has risen to great respect!

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