Alan Shipnuck wrote his first cover story for Sports Illustrated in 1994 as a 21-year-old intern. He is the author of eight books, including the US bestsellers Bud, Sweat & Tees and The Swinger (with Michael Bamberger). He is a partner at the golf media company the Fire Pit Collective, where all of his writing, podcasts and video storytelling can now be found. Shipnuck lives in Carmel, California.
'Phil...is terrific fun, 19 chapters that read like
Mickelson's swashbuckling back nine in the final round of
the 2004 Masters. Any fan reading it will be able to tell Mickelson
stories for the rest of their lives... Reading the book there are
times when Mickelson's generosity and sense of fun makes you want
to like him. Other times when his lack of humility and smart-alec
nature are hard to stomach.' -- David Walsh * Sunday Times *
'Thoroughly engaging' -- Gene Wang * Washington Post *
'I devoured every win, wager and ounce of Mickelson mischief in
this unflinching portrayal of golf's most complicated
character. Hero? Gentleman? Jerk? Shipnuck's masterful
reporting is packed with inside information (the legal sort)
that lets the reader decide. Thumbs up, indeed.' -- Tom Coyne,
bestselling author of A Course Called Ireland
'For years, in all the better press tents, there's been a debate:
is there a writer BIG enough to capture Phil? Turns out, there is.
Alan on Phil! Shipnuck's latest win is no ordinary event. It's a
major.' -- Michael Bamberger, bestselling author of The Second
Life of Tiger Woods
'Sports writing is often the best writing, a fact well known to
those who read about sports and inconceivable to those who don't.
For a vivid reminder, look no further than this unauthorised
biography... Phil is well researched, bracingly written and full
of previously unreported colour; Mickelson emerges as a
mercurial and charismatic figure whose record-setting golf game is
possibly the least interesting thing about him.' -- James Tarmy *
Bloomberg Businessweek *
'A rollicking good time... Who is Phil? Shipnuck presents
both the good and bad and leaves it to the reader to decide where
they come out in the end... I suspect Phil's fanbase will find
reasons anew to adore him even more while his detractors will find
fresh ammo to argue that he's one of the all-time phonies.' -- Adam
Schupak * Golfweek *
'Alan Shipnuck has spent his whole career writing about and
thinking about Phil, and that palpable fascination for his subject
has fuelled a superb biography. Anecdotes fly off the
page, made rollicking and weighty by engaged and perceptive
sources. Mickelson's golfing genius, charisma and foibles are
tracked with a high-wire blend of irreverence and
dispassion. For all of that, it's Shipnuck's unflinching
pursuit of Phil's complexity that will most endure.' -- Jaime Diaz,
Golf Channel commentator and bestselling co-author of The Big
Miss
'A robust, comprehensive, bald-faced foray into the gigantic
life of a man now living in an oversized kettle of hot water...
Shipnuck's nose for the truth takes the reader into some dark and
disconcerting places. He provides frequent and fully anecdoted
references to Mickelson's gambling... He also has an appropriate
sense of what is journalistically fair, and this book doesn't come
close to crossing the line... The salacious stuff gets most of the
attention, but the product in its entirety is engaging,
addictive and impressive.' -- John Hawkins * Sports Illustrated
*
'A thoroughly readable portrait of a man who, for good
and ill, shatters every stereotype of golfers as
personality-deficient cyphers.' -- Bill Ott * Booklist *
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