Michael Bamberger
Michael F. Bamberger (born April 15, 1960) is a senior writer for "Golf Magazine" and the author of multiple books. Early life. Bamberger was born and raised in Patchogue, New York. He attended its public schools (graduating from Patchogue-Medford High School in 1978), wrote for local newspapers and played golf on nearby public courses. He is married and lives in Philadelphia and is the father of two children. Career. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, Bamberger became a reporter for the "Vineyard Gazette" on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He joined "The Philadelphia Inquirer" in  1986 and became a senior writer for "Sports Illustrated" in 1995. Bamberger is the author of five nonfiction books and the co-author of one novel. "Wonderland: A Year in the Life of an American High School" (2004), chronicles the senior year of a group of high school students. The rights for the book were bought by Paramount, and MTV and Tollin/Robbins Productions were to produce the film, which had tentatively been named "Pennsbury". In 2004, Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins signed with Walt Disney Studios, leaving the status of the project uncertain. "The Man Who Heard Voices: Or , How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale" (2006), released the same week as the writer-director-producer's film "Lady in the Water", profiles him as he develops it. "The Swinger" (2011), a novel he wrote with fellow "Sports Illustrated" writer Alan Shipnuck, is a satire of the Tiger Woods sex scandal. He is also the author of four autobiographical books on golf: "The Green Road Home" (1986), "To the Linksland" (1992), "This Golfing Life" (2005) and "Men in Green" (2015). Bamberger's play "Bart & Fay", about the longtime relationship between Bart Giamatti and Fay Vincent , was performed in 1996 at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre.