Herbert Wind

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Herbert Warren Wind (August 11, 1916 – May 30, 2005), an American sports writer renowned for his writings on golf.

[edit] Life and Career

Born in Brockton, Massachusetts. Wind developed an early love of golf at Thorny Lea Golf Club in Brockton. He was a graduate of Yale University and Cambridge University. At Cambridge, Wind became friends with the noted British golfed writer Bernard Drawin, a grandson of Charles Darwin.

Wind wrote for The New Yorker from 1947 through 1954 and again from 1962 to 1989. He was a writer for Sports Illustrated in between. Although associated with golf, Wind wrote articles on a wide range of sports including tennis, basketball, and football.

In his article on the 1958 Masters, he dubbed the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes of Augusta National "Amen Corner." It was inspired by a jazz record Wind bought in college, Shoutin' in the Amen Corner.

In 1992, the Professional Golfers Association honored Wind with its lifetime achievement award. The United States Golf Association presented Wind with the Bob Jones Award, its highest award, in 1995, the centennial of the USGA. He is the only writer to receive the award.

[edit] Selected Books

Wind wrote or edited 14 books in addition to his numerous articles for magazines. His The Story of American Golf is considered a seminal work on the subject.