George Peper was for 25 years the Editor-in-Chief of GOLF Magazine. Under his leadership the magazine became the most widely read publication in the game and was nominated for four National Magazine Awards.

Today Peper is Editor-at-Large of Links Magazine where his column appears in each issue. He is the author of 15 previous books, including the best-selling “Golf Courses of the PGA Tour” (over 400,000 copies in print) and “Cinderella Story,” in collaboration with actor Bill Murray.

For 20 years Peper wrote and produced the Masters Annual, the official chronicle of the Masters Tournament. In addition, he has written the scripts for over a dozen videos and TV specials. His 1999 script for “The Story of Golf,” a two-hour documentary for PBS, earned him an Emmy nomination.

Peper earned a B.A. from Princeton and studied toward a PhD in comparative literature at Yale before joining GOLF Magazine. A five-handicap golfer, he is a member of Sleepy Hollow Country Club (NY), Ballybunion in Ireland, and five clubs in Scotland, including the Royal & Ancient where he recently became the first American member of the Club Committee.

Peper’s wife Libby is a freelance illustrator whose vivid paintings of golf holes have appeared in numerous publications and on all three major television networks. In the fall of 2003, when the younger of their sons headed off to college, the Pepers sold their home in New York and moved to an apartment they have long owned, alongside the 18th hole of the Old Course at St. Andrews.

In 2003, Peper founded Arran House Press, an imprint dedicated to fine golf publications. His devoted companion, Millie, graces the logo.

George’s experiences in St. Andrews will form the basis of his next book.

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