Alan Shipnuck Books in Order

Shipnuck follows golfer Rich Beem and caddie Steve Duplantis through the unpredictable world of the PGA Tour. Their pursuit of success unfolds amid hard living and sudden opportunity, offering an intimate account of professional golf beyond the tournament broadcast.

A dispute over Augusta National's membership policy pits club chairman Hootie Johnson against activist Martha Burk. Shipnuck investigates the political maneuvering, media battles, and conflicting values that turned a private letter into a public confrontation over golf's powerful institution.

Christina Kim recounts a season on the LPGA Tour, balancing competition with struggles over identity, body image, and family expectations. Her account moves from major championships to team-room friendships, revealing the pressures and pleasures behind a professional golfer's public persona.

Golf superstar Tree Tremont seems to have everything until a reporter uncovers the sexual secrets behind his carefully managed image. As scandal engulfs his career and family, he faces the difficult prospect of rebuilding a life the public thought it knew.

Harriet Diamond looks back on a life stretching from Brooklyn childhood to Los Angeles society, through marriage, financial uncertainty, and reinvention. Her memoir explores the search for an authentic identity alongside changing attitudes toward love, independence, money, and age.

After his pregnant wife dies aboard United 93, Jack Grandcolas faces grief, depression, and the collapse of their shared future. His memoir recalls their life together and follows the difficult work of finding meaning and love after devastating loss.

Shipnuck examines Phil Mickelson's long career, from major victories and painful defeats to gambling and public controversy. The biography explores the contradictions behind his affable image, his rivalry with Tiger Woods, and the choices that shaped his life in golf.

The arrival of Saudi-backed LIV Golf divides players, unsettles the PGA Tour, and sparks a struggle over the sport's future. Shipnuck follows negotiations, rivalries, and financial interests to investigate how the conflict developed and who stood to gain.

Rory McIlroy's journey from Northern Ireland prodigy to international golf star unfolds through victories, disappointments, and public conflicts. Shipnuck examines the ambitions and contradictions behind a career marked by extraordinary skill, emotional exposure, and the pursuit of lasting achievement.