Insight and laughs: Rick Reilly on Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and the world's best in his new book

Following on from the success of Commander in Chief: How Golf Explains Trump, a brilliant expose of the relentless cheating of Donald Trump and golf's equally relentless enabling of his behaviour, Rick Reilly has turned to happier aspects of his favourite sport.

So Help Me Golf is a series of 80 original pieces that deal with the sport from bottom to top.

It includes a journey taking in his 18 favourite holes around the world, discussion of the big topics (why is Jack Nicklaus better than Tiger Woods), and tales about his love of playing the game.

Former Sports Illustrated and ESPN man Reilly has always had the knack of unearthing great anecdotes that reveal the golfer and of also putting those tales together in fast-paced and funny narratives - So Help Me Golf is a romp that maintains all those trends.

Is golf more than a game to you? It is for me. My new book is a valentine to it. It's 80 new funny and emotional stories about people who've loved it as much as us. Out May 10. Pre-order here: https://t.co/DhGhE9bXSP

He tells you many things that are good about Mickelson and has to also add plenty that are bad. He's more forgiving of Phil than Tiger.

Truth be told, there are a handful of words tossed into this essay to accommodate Phil's Saudi indiscretion. A few more might have been advisable. But there are plenty of insights that add nicely to the riddle of Phil.

Talking of Saudi, one chapter involves a celebration of David Feherty and closes with a series of observations by him. His thoughts on Greg Norman are remarkably prescient.

Here's a bar bet you can win after reading my new book, "So Help Me Golf" ... When you order a beer while playing Michael Jordan's FL golf course, how does it arrive? (A: By drone.) ...