John Feinstein dead at 68, wrote numerous golf books
John Feinstein dead at 68, wrote numerous golf books
John Feinstein was as prolific a writer as the American sports landscape has seen in the last half-century. He wrote dozens of popular books, and had a pair of them top the New York Times bestseller's list.
But while Feinstein had an affinity for tennis, basketball, baseball and football, his love for the game of golf shined through in some of his best work, including "A Good Walk Spoiled: Days And Nights on the PGA Tour" and "Caddy For Life: The Bruce Edwards Story."
Feinstein, who worked for the Washington Post, Sporting News and as a contributor at Golf Digest, died on Thursday at the age of 68.
A New York City native, Feinstein was a fixture on television and radio for decades, but he was primarily known for in-depth print work that demanded intense reporting.
'My biggest problem as a writer has always been to figure out what to leave out. And that's always good, because when I'm writing, if I'm hitting the word count every 15 minutes, I haven't done my reporting,' Feinstein told Golfweek's Steve DiMeglio in 2017 after completing "The First Major: The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup."
'If I'm writing and I look and see I've written 2,000 words in the last hour, then I've done my job. And this book was like that.'
According to an obituary in the Washington Post, the death was confirmed by his brother, Robert, although the cause was not known.
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