Al Barkow (born 1932) is an American journalist, author, editor, lecturer, historian and golfer.
He was a member of the NAIA national championship college golf team (Western Illinois Univ., 1959); and qualified and competed in the U.S.
Gettin' to the Dance Floor was the winner of the inaugural USGA International Golf Book of the Year Award (1986).
His current books include: "Golf's Firsts, Most, Leasts...and a Few Nevers" (2011), and "The Upset: Jack Fleck's Incredible Defeat of Ben Hogan for the U.S.
His first assignment was working on the famous "Hogan vs Snead" match at the Houston Country Club.