Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miracle on the 17th Green | 1996 | Peter De Jonge | Buy |
| 2 | Miracle at Augusta | 2015 | Peter De Jonge | Buy |
| 3 | Miracle at St. Andrews | 2019 | Peter De Jonge | Buy |
The Travis McKinley series is a trilogy of golf novels co-written by James Patterson and Peter De Jonge. The first book, Miracle on the 17th Green (1996), follows Travis McKinley, a 50-year-old advertising executive whose job bores him and whose marriage has gone flat. On Christmas Day he plays a round of golf and finds himself in a zone he has never experienced before, playing well enough to qualify for the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach. The book blends a Christmas fable with sports fiction and became a bestseller.
Miracle at Augusta (2015) and Miracle at St. Andrews (2019) continue the story, taking Travis to two of the most famous golf courses in the world. The gap of nearly 20 years between the first and second books is unusual for a series, but Patterson and De Jonge returned to the character after readers kept asking for more. All three books are short, sentimental reads that focus on family and the idea that life can surprise you at any age.