Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf About the Author Harvey Penick and Bud Shrake The late Harvey Penick's association with golf and with the Austin (Texas) Country Club dates back to 1913, when he began there as a caddie. This was his first book. Bud Shrake, a former newspaper columnist and Sports Illustrated writer, is also a novelist, screenwriter, and author of three best-selling nonfiction books. He would still rather play golf than be President.