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Established in 1987 and renamed in 2006, The Herbert Warren Wind Book Award recognizes and honors outstanding contributions to golf literature. Named in honor of the famed golf writer, the award acknowledges and encourages outstanding research, writing and publishing about golf. The award attempts to broaden the public’s interest and knowledge in the game of golf. Presented by the USGA Museum, the Book Award is the top literary prize awarded by the USGA.
The USGA is currently accepting submissions for the 2008 Herbert Warren Wind Book Award. Submissions, including a copy of the book, should be directed in writing to Doug Stark, Curator of Education and Outreach, USGA, 77 Liberty Corner Road, Far Hills, N.J. 07931. To be eligible for the 2008 USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award, a book must be an original work about golf, written in English, and published in 2008. For more information, contact Stark at (908) 234-2300.
"Tommy’s Honor" Wins 2007 USGA Book Award
Click To Download Entry Form For The 2008 Book Award
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2007 - Kevin Cook, "Tommy's Honor"
2006 - James Finegan, "Where Golf Is Great"
2005 - John Strege, "When War Played Through"
2004 - James Dodson, "Ben Hogan, An American Life"
2003 - Phil Pilley, "Heather and Heaven"
2002 - Mark Frost, "The Greatest Game Ever Played"
2001 - Bradley S. Klein, "Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and His Golf Courses"
2000 - Stephen Lowe, "Sir Walter and Mr. Jones"
1999 - David Owen, "The Making of the Masters"
1998 - Lawrence Donegan, "Maybe It Should Have Been a Three-Iron"
1997 - Davis Love III, "Every Shot I Take"
1992 - Rhonda Glenn, "The Illustrated History of Women"s Golf"
1991 - Bobby Burnet, "The St. Andrew"s Opens"
1990 - Robert Trent Jones Sr. with Larry Dennis, "Golf"s Magnificent Challenge"
1989 - Phil Pilley, "Golfing Art"
1987 - Al Barkow, "Getting to the Dance Floor"
No award was given in 1988 or from 1993-1996.
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