Lorne Rubenstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Lorne Rubenstein

Golf writer

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1948

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession: golfer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Lorne Rubenstein

  • Lorne Rubenstein (born 25 June 1948 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian golf journalist and author.
  • He has been the columnist for The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper, since 1980, and was the first editor of SCOREGolf Magazine, where he continues to write columns and features.
  • Rubenstein has written 13 books about golf. He maintained a near-scratch handicap for many years, and played in the Ontario Amateur and British Amateur.
  • He caddied on the PGA Tour a few tournaments a season for several years, first for 1967 U.S.
  • and British Amateur champion Bob Dickson, and then for 1975 and 1976 Canadian Amateur winner Jim Nelford.
  • He is a course ranking panelist for SCOREGolf and for GOLF Magazine. Rubenstein co-hosted Acura World of Golf on The Sports Network in Canada for the 11 years that it ran.
  • He has written for publications around the world, including Golf Digest, Golf World, Golf Magazine, Esquire, Travel & Leisure Golf, Masters Journal, Golf Monthly (U.K.)., Links, Toronto Life, and others. Rubenstein has co-written books with Jim Nelford, George Knudson, David Leadbetter, and Nick Price.
  • His latest book is a memoir of his experiences with the late Moe Norman, one of golf's most intriguing figures.
  • Tiger Woods told Golf Digest, "Only two golfers have ever truly owned their swings: Moe Norman and Ben Hogan." The book is called Moe & Me: Encounters with Moe Norman, Golf's Mysterious Genius.
  • ECW Press published Moe & Me in the spring of 2012. A complete list of Rubenstein's books: Brantford (Ontario) Golf and Country Club, 1879-1979, published privately by club, 1979. Seasons in a Golfer’s Life, with Jim Nelford; Methuen, Toronto, 1984 Summit (Ontario) Golf and Country Club, 1912-1987, published privately by club, 1987 The Natural Golf Swing, by George Knudson with Lorne Rubenstein, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1988 Links: An Insider’s Tour Through the World of Golf, Random House of Canada, Toronto, 1990; Stanley Paul, U.K.
  • 1991; published as Links: An Exploration into the Mind, Heart and Soul of Golf, Prima, Rocklin, Calif., 1991. Touring Prose: Writings on Golf, Random House of Canada, Toronto, 1993. The Swing: Mastering the Principles of the Game, by Nick Price with Lorne Rubenstein, Alfred A.
  • Knopf, New York, 1997; Random House of Canada, Toronto, 1997 The Fundamentals of Hogan, by David Leadbetter with Lorne Rubenstein, Sleeping Bear Press/Doubleday (U.S.), 2000; McClelland & Stewart, (Canada), 2000; Harper Collins (U.K.), 2000. A Season in Dornoch: Golf and Life in the Scottish Highlands, McClelland and Stewart (Canada), 2001; Simon and Schuster (U.S.), 2001; Mainstream, U.K., spring, 2003 Mike Weir: The Road to the Masters, McClelland & Stewart, fall, 2003 A Disorderly Compendium of Golf, with Jeff Neuman, McClelland & Stewart (Canada), Workman Publishing (U.S.), 2006. This Round’s on Me: Lorne Rubenstein on Golf, McClelland & Stewart, April, 2009 Moe and Me: Encounters with Moe Norman, Golf’s Mysterious Genius, ECW Press, April, 2012

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