Alan Shipnuck was looking for his next big project. A prolific and highly successful sportswriter specialising in golf, Shipnuck had written a string of best-selling and well-received books. His most recent tomb, Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorised!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colourful Superstar, had caused an international sensation after it revealed details of the gambling activity of the golfer Phil Mickelson. And the more he thought about where to train his attention, the more obvious the answer became. After all, there are few athletes in the world known simply by their first name, and, with the exception of Tiger Woods,…

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