Alan Shipnuck is the author of ten books, including the bestsellers Phil; Bud, Sweat & Tees; and The Swinger (with Michael Bamberger). He wrote dozens of cover stories across twenty-five years at Sports Illustrated and has received thirteen first-place awards from the Golf Writers Association of America--breaking the record of Dan Jenkins, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Shipnuck lives in Carmel, California, where is the head coach of Carmel High's varsity girls basketball team.