F
rom the course to the shop, PGA of America Golf Professionals are always looking for new perspectives or ideas that can improve their businesses and their lives. That search for innovative content includes books, podcasts, YouTube videos and a number of other avenues where experts share their thoughts.
PGA Magazine asked a number of PGA of America Professionals and golf industry experts what books and podcasts they’ve enjoyed, and why they’d recommend them to their peers.
by Amy Edmondson
An ideal source for PGA of America Professionals mentoring their staffs, this book explains how there is more than one way to fail – and sometimes those failures can lead to future success. The most productive organizational cultures encourage failure to be open, not allowing mistakes to prevent future achievement. The author lets the reader consider: What if it is only by learning to fail that we can truly succeed?
by Tony Fadell
“You don’t have to be an expert in everything. You just have to care about it,” is one morsel of wisdom from this 396-page tome, which is by far one of the best reviewed books we’ve ever featured on this page. Endorsed by numerous PGA of America Members, here you’ll learn about hard won lessons and valuable insights from the Silicon Valley wizard who brought the world the iPod, the iPhone and Nest.
by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
This new and bestselling productivity book on systematic curiosity just came out in March 2026. However, some PGA of America Professionals have already noticed. The book encourages readers to embrace misgivings, as these barriers become constructive occasions to grow. The author also reminds us that trials that are outside of our comfort zone can be the experiments with the biggest upside for breakthroughs.
by John Kay and Mervyn King
Paul Romer, Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences, summarizes this Financial Times Best Book of the Year this way: “In this profound yet practical book, Kay and King admit the obvious – that in crucial domains, we do not, will not, cannot know what is going on – and show, nevertheless, how to retain the ability to function.” The authors contend that we shouldn’t invent numbers or rely on imperfect perfections. We should integrate strategies that will be flexible and resilient when the future is fickle.