Capturing the story of this towering figure with a depth and richness never before achieved, this book is both a penetrating profile and a moving depiction of a long-gone sporting age. “The story of Bobby Jones’ singular life is one of the most fascinating in sports history. Ron Rapoport’s thoughtful, graceful style is well suited to telling that story.” Bob Costas, Broadcaster, NBC Sports and HBO Sports.
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THE IMMORTAL BOBBY - H/C GOLF BOOK
From the best selling author of The Greatest Game Ever Played is this powerful, emotional and suspenseful story of "the greatest private match ever played." The challenge was staged in 1956 by Eddie Lowery, former 10-year old caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet, and pitted amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi against Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, the game's greatest living professionals, with 14 major championships between them. In author Mark Frost's peerless hands, the recollections of this immortal foursome and the game they played that day come to life.
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THE MATCH (H)
The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
Mark Frost
A Collection of Stories and Insights from Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson, Rick Reilly, Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Lee Trevino, Ben Hogan, and Many More About the Quest for the Famed Green Jacket
Introduction by Brad Faxon; Foreword by Don Wade
In golf, you know spring has sprung when the Masters rolls around. Held on the hallowed grounds of the Augusta National Golf Club, and widely broadcast on TV, it's one of the world's most watched sporting events each year. This collection celebrates that famed tournament, as some of America's best known sportswriters praise the event's illustrious history and traditions. Take a ride down memory and Magnolia Lane as golf's most prominent names recall great moments in golf, and find out some of the quirkier, behind-the-scenes moments, both touching and humorous.
FIRST SUNDAY IN APRIL: THE MASTERS (H)
Loosen up and play golf with John Daly! From firing wind cheaters under a gale to blasting out of soft sand, from squeezing the most out of 15 minutes of practice time to playing through a hangover, his wit and wisdom come from the heart and soul-and occasionally from the head. Daly has never lost track of the fact that golf is a game, and he'll teach you how to cut strokes off your score while reminding you to have fun.
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GOLF MY OWN DAMN WAY (H)
John Daly
Illustrated with 250 full color photos from the exclusive holdings of the USGA, The Story Of Golf brings to life the full, rich history of the game of golf, from it's earliest forms in medieval Europe to the development of modern, televised play.