Steve Eubanks- author 4-2-11

Steve Eubanks is a bestselling author and award-winning writer whose work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, FoxSports.com, Yahoo!, Golf Digest,Golf World,Golf Magazine.. and the list goes on... A college golfer who was resoundingly thumped often enough to realize he could not play for a living, Steve became a club professional and general manager. He became a distressed golf property specialist who did work for CitiGroup, Prudential Securities, Bank of America, and the Royal Bank of Scotland. He and a group of partners built and owned golf properties in the Southeastern U.S. Then, in a radical career move, Steve became a writer. In addition to authoring the first unauthorized club history of Augusta National, Steve has authored novels, narrative non-fiction sports-history books, a golf memoir, and co-authored books with Arnold Palmer, Lou Holtz, Jeff Gordon, Tracy Austin, Mark H. McCormack, Butch Harmon and Ty Murray among others. Steve was also the publishing consultant for the Royal & Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews. Steve is a frequent guest speaker. He taught seminars and business schools for the PGA of America, and was the keynote speaker at the 2007 Joint Forces Reserve Orientation Course, Command Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia. Steve lives in Peachtree City, Georgia with his wife and children.

Founded in 1933, the Augusta National Golf Club is the perfect course. Co-designed by legends Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie, Augusta boasts gorgeous fairways and perfectly manicured greens, set against a breathtaking backdrop of azaleas and pines. Every April, the invitation-only Masters Tournament is watched by millions of avid viewers around the globe. But the exclusive club, with a membership comprising some of the world's most powerful and influential men, is also notorious for a legacy of secrets and controversy. Journalist and novelist Steve Eubanks used all of his investigative and storytelling talents to get to the heart of Augusta's turbulent history, including its 44-year rule under the iron fist of Cliff Roberts and his suicide on the club's grounds; the Masters' impetuous yet long-standing relationship with CBS; allegations of racism; and the club's countless, rigid rules (members can even be expelled for wearing their green Augusta blazers outside the club). With 45 inspiring photographs, Eubanks's balanced account also captures the historic moments that evoke deep affection for Augusta, from Dwight Eisenhower teeing off in the days before the Masters was televised to Jack Nicklaus's emotional victory at age 46, 23 years after he won his first green jacket. With a new chapter on Tiger Woods's 1997 triumph and published just in time for the 1998 Masters, Augusta is essential reading for anyone who wants the complete story of American golf's most hallowed ground