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One Magical Sunday: (But Winning Isn't Everything) is about American pro golfer Phil Mickelson and his life outside of golf as well as his journey through the final round of The Masters. It is written by notable biographer Donald T. Phillips. It was published in 2005 by [[Wa rner Books]] just after Mickelson's Masters victory. It has earned good reviews from by numerous critics including Publishers Weekly and Booklist.

Narrative

This is a very unique novel because it is filled mostly with stories from Mickelson's life narrated by himself, his wife Amy, and Amy's parents. The book is split into 18 chapters so there is one for eah hole he played during the final round of The Masters. Each chapter starts off with him describing the hole and how he has played it in the past and what obstacles have stood in his way. He explains his shots up till when he is preparing to approach the green and then it gets into the biographical part. Sue Magee, a reviewer for The Bookbag, says "Imagine though that as you walk down the fairway Phil tells you about his life." This book starts all the way back with his birth and how he was born into the golf world and goes through his decision for golf over baseball to Mickelson meeting Amy and ends with him holding perhaps the most coveted trophy in all of professional golf. It goes very in depth with his life and has many different viewpoints. The reader will hear not only Mickelson's side of it but countless others ranging from Amy to his college golf coach from Arizona State, Steve Loy. This allows the reader to get a full understanding of what Mickelson has gone through to get to this point and how it has affected the ones around him. Each chapter then ends by Mickelson recounting how he finished the particualr hole and then shows the top eight golfers on the leaderboard at the end of that hole.

Critical Reception

This book is more widely read by golf fans but it has the ability to grow outside of that simply because of Mickelson's likeable attitude on the course. It has been reviewed by many critics and has earned good marks. Martin Brady for Bookpage.com had this to say, "Mickelson teams up with veteran journalist Donald T. Phillips to provide a chatty hole-by-hole analysis of his unforgettable final round." A user on Amazon books had this to say about Mickelson's book, "If you like Phil Mickelson or if you like a feel good story -- then I strongly recommend that you read this book." Then there are reviews from companies that critique novels such as Booklist, "Golf fans will want to hear what Phil has to say about each of Augusta' s 18 holes before watching this year's tournament." This book earned some slightly negative remarks from some because of how it spends too much time on his life and not how Mickelson attacked each hole. Publishers Weekly had this to say about it, "More golfing and fewer inspirational insights would've strengthened Mickelson's eventually triumphant tale."