Michael Bamberger

Michael Bamberger was born in Patchogue, New York, in 1960. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, he spent a more than a decade as a newspaper reporter, followed by twenty-two years at *Sports Illustrated*. He has written nine books, including the New York Times bestseller *Men in Green*, *The Ball in the Air*, *The Second Life of Tiger Woods*, *To the Linksland*, as well as a play, *Bart & Fay*. His work has appeared in *The Best American Sports Writing* and other anthologies. In 2022, Bamberger received the Memorial Golf Journalism Award at Jack Nicklaus’s annual tournament.

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