The novel spawned the Shivas Irons Society, an organization whose members combine golf and meditation.

[4] Golf in the Kingdom is referenced in the fifth episode of season one of the television series Franklin & Bash.

Clint Eastwood purchased the rights to the book, but abandoned the project after writing several unfinished scripts in the early 1990s.

[5] In 2009, Murphy, producer Mindy Affrime and director Susan Streitfeld began filming their version of the book.

Shot on location at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, it stars David O'Hara and Mason Gamble and premiered in New York City on July 29, 2011.