Miracle at Merion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Miracle at Merion write by David Barrett. This book was released on 2010-10-08. Miracle at Merion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Chronicles the events surrounding Ben Hogan's surprising win at the 1950 US Open at Merion Golf Club, describing the near-fatal automobile accident that almost claimed Hogan's life in 1949, his rehabilitation, return to golf, and how he managed to claim a victory after an eighteen-hole playoff.
Golfing with Dad
Golfing with Dad - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Golfing with Dad write by David Barrett. This book was released on 2011-05-15. Golfing with Dad available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Collects stories of professional golfers, including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Christina Kim, and their fathers.
Chasing Greatness
Chasing Greatness - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chasing Greatness write by Adam Lazarus. This book was released on 2010-05-04. Chasing Greatness available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The unforgettable story of the 1973 U.S. Open-and the unknown young golfer who astonished the world... In 1973, a Who's Who of golf's greats gathered at the Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open. Among those favored to win were Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Instead, Johnny Miller-a 26-year-old onetime phenom from San Francisco-astonished the golfing world by edging out the legends and crafting a record-setting 63 to win by a single stroke. Featuring extensive archival and video research and candid interviews with leading golfers of the era, Chasing Greatness beautifully captures one of the unlikeliest victories and dramatic sports triumphs of the past half century. Authors Adam Lazarus and Steve Schlossman also chronicle the careers and the lives of six extraordinary figures during golf's modern-day golden era: Miller, Palmer, Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Tom Weiskopf, and John Schlee.
Making the Masters
Making the Masters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Making the Masters write by David Barrett. This book was released on 2012-03-21. Making the Masters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Contested the second weekend in April each year since 1934, the Masters is the world’s most prestigious golf tournament and most-watched tournament on television. Tickets are in such demand that even the waiting list is closed, and players value the title above all others. In Making the Masters, award-winning golf writer David Barrett focuses his attention on how the Masters was conceived, how it got off the ground in 1934, and how it fully established itself in 1935. The key figure in the tournament’s creation and success was Bobby Jones, who was a living legend after winning the Grand Slam in 1930 and immediately retiring at the age of twenty-eight. He went on to found Augusta National and sought a high-profile tournament for his new course. But nearly as important was Clifford Roberts, a banker friend of Jones who not only embraced Jones’s vision but became his right-hand man in working to bring that vision to reality. Barrett explores how Jones and Roberts built the Masters from scratch, creating a golf institution embellished by the often surprising details of what that entailed as they were trying to establish a golf club and golf tournament in tough economic times. It also vividly chronicles the events of the 1934 and 1935 Masters, with Gene Sarazen’s spectacular victory in 1935 providing the climax. Set against the backdrop of golf, and America, in the 1930s, the book provides an informative and entertaining read for fans of the Masters and students of golf history.
Golf Courses of the U.S. Open
Golf Courses of the U.S. Open - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Golf Courses of the U.S. Open write by David Barrett. This book was released on 2007-04-01. Golf Courses of the U.S. Open available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Playing in the U.S. Open is every golfer's dream--a chance to play the best golf courses ever created. "Golf Courses of the U.S. Open" is the next best thing, profiling these 50 amazing courses, such as Pebble Beach, Pinehurst No. 2, and Winged Foot Golf Club.
