Note: this contest is now closed. A winner will be selected and notified via e-mail, and an announcement will be made on or before May 31, 2010.  Thanks for all the great entries! We  made it!  Here we are on the fourth and final day of the Big May Golf Book Giveaway. We’ve come a long way and now here we are on the last giveaway (for now!). The book today is Moment of Glory: The Year Underdogs Ruled Golf, by John Feinstein.  Moment of Glory takes a close look at the 2003 season, specifically the four majors, where a group of unlikely underdogs took advantage of Tiger Woods’ down season. Here’s some information from the book’s publisher, Hachette Book Group: After winning 6 of the 12 Majors from 2000 to 2002, Tiger Woods struggled in 2003. Four unknown players would seize the day, rising to become champions in his wake. Mike Weir–considered a good golfer but not a great one–triumphed in The Masters, becoming the first Canadian to win a Major. Jim Furyk emerged

Note: this contest is now closed. A winner will be selected and notified via e-mail, and an announcement will be made on or before May 31, 2010.  Thanks for all the great entries! This is day 3 of the Big May Golf Book Giveaway.  Let’s keep this party rolling! Today’s book is Bad Lies: A Field Guide to Lost Balls, Missing Links, and Other Golf Mishaps, by Charles Lindsay. Published by Hachette Book Group, this book would make an excellent gift and a great coffee table book. Here’s some information from the publisher: In Bad Lies, golf’s wittiest observer, photographer Charles Lindsay, celebrates the hazards and pitfalls of the game. Lindsay stakes out the diabolic border territories that encroach on golf courses–moon-crater bunkers, waist-high fescue grass, murky lake bottoms–to capture the unbelievable my-ball-went-where? moments that make the game so infuriating and so addictive for so many. This hilarious follow-up to Lindsay’s popular Lost Balls (Little, Brown, 2005) features inspired and gorgeous color photographs, plus larger-than-life pictures of some of the world’s rarest–and oddest–golf balls. Texts include

Note: this contest is now closed. A winner will be selected and notified via e-mail, and an announcement will be made on or before May 31, 2010.  Thanks for all the great entries! Here we are at Day 2 of the Life in the Rough Big May Golf Book Giveaway.  Are we having fun yet? Today’s book is GOLF Magazine Private Lessons, by Dave Dusek with illustrations by Barry Ross.  Regular GOLF Magazine readers will be instantly familiar with the material in this book, mostly because of the unique, helpful illustrations that we have come to enjoy each month in the back of GOLF Magazine in the Private Lessons section. This book is a huge collection of helpful tips and information that have appeared in the magazine over the years.  Here is some information about the book from the publisher, Abrams Books: Private Lessons is the most popular feature in GOLF Magazine—the place to go for tips, tricks, and instructions that will get the lowliest duffer swinging like a pro. This second edition of Abrams’

Note: this contest is now closed. A winner will be selected and notified via e-mail, and an announcement will be made on or before May 31, 2010.  Thanks for all the great entries! This is it!  The day has finally arrived.  Well, I suppose the day has only been hotly anticipated since I announced the contest yesterday, but whatever.  I have to generate hype somehow. Anyway, this is day one of the Big May Golf Book Giveaway.  Today’s book is Golf Courses of the World: 365 Days by Robert Sidorsky. This is an updated edition of the original edition of Golf Courses of the World: 365 days, which was originally published in 2005.  Here’s a blurb from the publisher Abrams Books about the original 2005 edition: An invitation to the ultimate golfing journey, this new addition to Abrams’ highly successful 365 Days series takes the reader around the globe to visit 365 of the most sensational courses ever created. Stunning photographs by the world’s leading golf photographers capture the spectacular scenery and signature views of

A few weeks ago, I recall thinking that it had been a while since any publishers asked me to review any books. Unfortunately, I jinxed myself because since then, I got inundated. Two good things have come out of this, though.  First, I have some cool books on my night stand which I will be reviewing in coming weeks. Second, the publishers have provided some copies to use in giveaways. That means I get to give the gift of golf books to four lucky readers. With fathers day coming up next month, any of these titles would make a great gift. Here’s how this will work: For the next four days, there will be a contest for each book.  Each day, I’ll tell you a little about the book and then what you have to do to have a chance to win. The books will ship directly from the publishers, so I have to limit the contest to those from the United States and Canada.  However, everyone who is eligible can enter and possibly win