Bestselling author, television broadcaster, and long time golf columnist for the Globe and Mail.

Lorne Rubenstein is the preeminent figure in the world of Canadian golf journalism and a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. For over 35 years Rubenstein has been writing and speaking about golf in magazines, newspapers and on television and radio. His experience and passion for the game has made Rubenstein one of Canada's richest resources when it comes to the game and its lessons for life.

Rubenstein was the first editor of Score, Canada's national golf magazine, before starting his column in The Globe and Mail, where they have appeared every week year-round since 1980. In 1985 he won a National Magazine Award and he has won four first-place awards from the Golf Writers Association of America. In addiction to his regular column in The Globe and Mail Rubenstein writes for many publications around the world. He writes a back-page column for every issue of Score and writes frequently for Report on Business Magazine, Golf World, and www.scoregolf.com.

Rubenstein has been appearing on television and radio as a broadcaster, interviewer and commentator since the 1990's. He was the writer and co-host of The Sports Network's Canadian Golf Today and he did the same for Acura World of Golf. He worked for TSN when it covered the PGA Tour's Air Canada Championship in Vancouver.

Rubenstein has worked with and written about many of golf's greatest players and personalities. He co-authored The Natural Golf Swing with the late Canadian legend George Knudson, and with the popular swing coach David Leadbetter he co-authored a swing manual called The Fundamentals of Hogan. In 2002 he wrote A Season in Dornoch, a travel memoir set in Dornoch, Scotland, where the famous course architect Donald Ross was born. Rubenstein then wrote Mike Weir, The Road to The Masters, an account of Weir's development and his triumphant 2003 season. Working in cooperation with Weir, Rubenstein followed his every shot right up to the pinnacle moment when Weir won the sudden-death playoff to take the coveted green jacket at The Masters. In A Disorderly Compendium of Golf, Rubenstein digs into the odd, the fascinating, the historical, the random and the unexpected aspects of golf in an attempt to underscore the many fascinating ways in which millions of golfers are in thrall to the game.

In April Rubenstein will be publishing his latest book on golf titled This Round's On Me, a collection of his best and favourite pieces from 1993 to 2008, selected from thousands of newspaper, magazine, and Internet articles.

Rubenstein's love of the game began when he was only eleven, the age when he learned to play the game. Soon after he learned to play he started working as a caddy at a club in Toronto and continued as a caddy working part-time on the PGA Tour while earning a degree in psychology from York University. After completing his Masters degree at the University of Guelph, Rubenstein took a position with the Royal Canadian Golf Association, becoming the first curator of the library, museum, and Hall of Fame at Glen Abbey Golf Club.

An avid golfer and chronicler of the game, Rubenstein is the perfect speaker for any golf-related occasion. Golf enthusiasts of every age and skill level will find Rubenstein engaging and entertaining, and they will be reminded why they love the game so much.

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• Search For The Perfect, Or At Least Better, Swing
• Why Golf Is The Best Game To Be Bad At
• On Writing Golf
• Why Compassion Is Necessary: Golf's Famous Collapses
• Ten Things To Do In Golf Before You Play Your Last Hole

Praise for A Disorderly Compendium of Golf

"Golf is full of quirky bits and pieces along with stories and information. There's something on every page of this entertaining book to interest and amuse every golfer. Not surprising with Lorne Rubenstein involved - one of the best."
- Arnold Palmer

Praise for This Round's on Me

"Every page of this wonderful collection of golfing stories will remind you why you love the game, and why, no matter how you play it, you will always find a certain peace in what will surely be another 'fine spring.'"
- Peter Mansbridge

"Lorne Rubenstein writes about golf the way Byron Nelson played the game. It seems so effortless, so relaxed - but it goes the distance and always, always, holds the element of surprise. This is a real pro at the top of his game. Sit back, tee these small gems up and enjoy."
- Roy MacGregor

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