Alan Shipnuck wrote his first cover story for Sports Illustrated as a 21-year-old intern in 1994. Now a senior writer at the magazine, he writes regularly on golf and has twice been honored by the Golf Writers Association of America. Shipnuck writes two weekly columns for CNNSI.com.
His first book, Bud, Sweat & Tees: A Walk on the Wild Side of the PGA Tour was published by Simon & Schuster in January 2001. Shipnuck lives in Manhattan with his wife, Frances, and his German shepherd, Duke. He enjoys golf, basketball, skiing, backpacking, reading and cinema.