J. Michael Veron graduated from Tulane University and Harvard Law School and has served as a USGA Committee Member since 1986. His work has earned him the title of "master of fiction" from "USA Today", and "Travel and Leisure" "Golf Magazine" has called him "The John Grisham of Golf." In addition, the "New York Times" hailed "The Greatest Player" as "Golf's Literary Rookie of the Year," and the "Seattle Times" ranked "The Greatest Player" as second on its all-time list of "Five Wonderful Golf Books." He lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana.