Home › Authors › Van Tassel Sutphen 👤 Van Tassel Sutphen b. 1861 โ d. 1945 ยท 5 books Biography William Gilbert van Tassel Sutphen (1861โ1945) was an American playwright, librettist, novelist, and editor, an authority and author of publications on golf, and, eventually, an Episcopalian minister. Books by Van Tassel Sutphen The golficide 1970 I, Nathanael, knew Jesus 1941 The Gates of Chance 1904 The cardinal's rose 1900 The golfer's alphabet 1898