Al Barkow has been the editor-in-chief of "Golf" and "Golf Illustrated" magazines, chief writer on the original "Shell's Wonderful World of Golf" television series, and writer of countless articles on the game for such publications as "Sports Illustrated", "Golf Digest", "The New York Times", "Golf Monthly" (UK), "Golf World", and "Travel & Leisure". He has co-authored numerous golf instructional books with professionals that include Ken Venturi, Billy Casper, and Dave Stockton. He has written previous histories of golf, including "Golf's Golden Grind: the History of the Tour and Gettin' to th...