Longtime golf writer Bill Fields releases a memoir titled A Quick Nine Before Dark

Bill Fields, a veteran golf journalist and recipient of the PGA of America’s 2020 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism, has published a new memoir titled A Quick Nine Before Dark. While his professional background includes senior editorial roles at Golf World and contributions to NBC Sports, the book focuses primarily on his upbringing in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Fields uses the text to reflect on his childhood, detailing an era where golf served as a creative outlet rather than a structured career. He describes improvising equipment and adapting his swing to match the professionals he watched on television. The narrative captures the transition from youth to adulthood through the lens of the game. The release follows his decades of covering major championships and chronicling the history of the sport.

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