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Books like The Majors

If you loved The Majors by John Feinstein, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Golf, Essays, and Sports & Recreation.

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Top related books to The Majors

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of The Majors.

Golf’s Life Lessons 55 Inspirational Tales about Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, and Others — Richard Allen

Golf’s Life Lessons 55 Inspirational Tales about Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, and Others

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Golf’s Majors From Hagen and Hogan to a Bear and a Tiger, Inside the Game’s Most Unforgettable Performances — Gary Player

Golf’s Majors From Hagen and Hogan to a Bear and a Tiger, Inside the Game’s Most Unforgettable Performances

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Ben Hogan’s Magical Device The Real Secret to Hogan’s Swing Finally Revealed — Ted Hunt

Ben Hogan’s Magical Device The Real Secret to Hogan’s Swing Finally Revealed

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

The Little Red Book of Golf Wisdom — Niels Aaboe

The Little Red Book of Golf Wisdom

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

White Fang and the Golden Bear A Father-and-Son Journey on the Golf Course and Beyond — Joe Wessel

White Fang and the Golden Bear A Father-and-Son Journey on the Golf Course and Beyond

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Kathy Whitworth’s Little Book of Golf Wisdom A Lifetime of Lessons from Golf’s Winningest Pro — Kathy Whitworth

Kathy Whitworth’s Little Book of Golf Wisdom A Lifetime of Lessons from Golf’s Winningest Pro

Kathy Whitworth

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Tiger & Phil Golf’s Most Fascinating Rivalry — Bob Harig

Tiger & Phil Golf’s Most Fascinating Rivalry

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Miracle at Merion The Inspiring Story of Ben Hogan’s Amazing Comeback and Victory at the 1950 U.S. Open — David Barrett

Miracle at Merion The Inspiring Story of Ben Hogan’s Amazing Comeback and Victory at the 1950 U.S. Open

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Unplayable Lies Golf Stories — Dan Jenkins

Unplayable Lies Golf Stories

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

From Birdies to Bunkers Discover How Golf Can Bring Love, Humor, and Success into Your Life — Alice Dye

From Birdies to Bunkers Discover How Golf Can Bring Love, Humor, and Success into Your Life

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Golf Dreams Writings on Golf — John Updike

Golf Dreams Writings on Golf

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Strokes of Genius — Thomas Boswell

Strokes of Genius

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Sports Illustrated Tiger Woods Celebrating 25 Years on the PGA Tour — Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated Tiger Woods Celebrating 25 Years on the PGA Tour

Sports Illustrated

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

The Greatest Golf Stories Ever Told Thirty Amazing Tales about the Greatest Game Ever Invented — Jeff Silverman

The Greatest Golf Stories Ever Told Thirty Amazing Tales about the Greatest Game Ever Invented

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Who’s Your Caddy? Looping for the Great, Near Great, and Reprobates of Golf — Rick Reilly

Who’s Your Caddy? Looping for the Great, Near Great, and Reprobates of Golf

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Faults and Fixes — David Leadbetter

Faults and Fixes

David Leadbetter

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Golf and Sport The Joy, Frustration, and Humor of Golf and Sport — Jack Canfield

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Golf and Sport The Joy, Frustration, and Humor of Golf and Sport

Themes: Golf • Essays • Sports & Recreation

The First Major The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup — John Feinstein

The First Major The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup

Themes: Golf • Sports & Recreation

The Golf 100 A Spirited Ranking of the Greatest Players of All Time — Michael Arkush

The Golf 100 A Spirited Ranking of the Greatest Players of All Time

Themes: Golf • Essays

How to Play Golf — Harry Vardon

How to Play Golf

Themes: Golf • Sports & Recreation

The Wicked Game Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and the Story of Modern Golf — Howard Sounes

The Wicked Game Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and the Story of Modern Golf

Themes: Golf • Sports & Recreation

The Range Bucket List The Golf Adventure of a Lifetime — James Dodson

The Range Bucket List The Golf Adventure of a Lifetime

Themes: Golf • Sports & Recreation

The Kingdom of Golf in America — Richard J. Moss

The Kingdom of Golf in America

Richard J. Moss

Themes: Golf • Sports & Recreation

Random History of Golf — Justyn Barnes

Random History of Golf

Themes: Golf • Sports & Recreation

If The Majors by John Feinstein is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Golf, Essays, Sports & Recreation and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Richard Allen, Gary Player, Ted Hunt, Niels Aaboe, and others.

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Last Shot: Mystery at the Final Four (The Sports Beat, 1) — John Feinstein

Last Shot: Mystery at the Final Four (The Sports Beat, 1)

A Season on the Brink A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers — John Feinstein

A Season on the Brink A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers

Tales from Q School Inside Golf’s Fifth Major — John Feinstein

Tales from Q School Inside Golf’s Fifth Major

The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game (The Sports Beat, 5) — John Feinstein

The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game (The Sports Beat, 5)

Let Me Tell You a Story A Lifetime in the Game — John Feinstein

Let Me Tell You a Story A Lifetime in the Game

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl (The Sports Beat, 3) — John Feinstein

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