Jim Hartsell is a native and lifelong resident of Alabama. A registered architect, he has worked on the design of projects for the University of Alabama, Jacksonville State University, University of Georgia and University of Florida. Scottish golf and golf writing are his true passions, having made many trips to Scotland to study the lesser-known courses. He is the author of When Revelation Comes (2022) and The Secret Home of Golf: The Authorized History of King-Collins Golf and the Creation of Sweetens Cove (2021). He has written extensively on golf in Scotland for The Links Diary, No Laying Up, and is a contributor to The Golfers Journal and Today’s Golfer. With Stephen Proctor, he is the cohost of the golf literature podcast, The Duffer's Literary Companion.