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Gag Gifts, Occasion Gifts - The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
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Manufacturer: Hyperion
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Binding: Hardcover
Brand: Booklegger
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352660979476
EAN: 9781401302788
Feature: Hard Cover
ISBN: 1401302785
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2007-11-06
Publisher: Hyperion
Release Date: 2007-11-06
Studio: Hyperion
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Hard Cover
The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
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Editorial Reviews:
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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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Summary: the match
Comment: Talks about and brings back the birth of the excitement of Professional Golf. The facts about the personal histories of the early major players are interesting.Their personal stories bring back memories of these men who were major factors in making the game what it is today.One of the players in this "Match" is a personal friend and the story of his life makes you understand why he became such a great individual.The story of "The Match" itself is exciting to read and very hard to put down. For anyone with even a remote interest in the game it will make you a fan.
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Summary: Another great story that I'm glad to know
Comment: If you've enjoyed any of Mr. Frost's other books about golf and golfers (Grand Slam, The: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf or The Greatest Game Ever Played: A True Story) you will enjoy this one just as much. It's hard to believe this match actually happened. Mr. Frost really brings the story to life, with his usual style, deftly using suspense and interesting narrative that makes you feel like you were right there with the guys during this (now) famous match. The research behind the story must have been a monumental task, especially since many of the principles are no longer living and the match was not broadcast at the time. It is clear that Mark Frost loves the game of golf; its history, the players, the competition, and the compelling stories that have arisen from this greatest game ever played.
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Summary: very good golf read
Comment: i like to read about famous golfers of the past and their personal struggles as well as their excellence on the course .. this is an excellent book for those who enjoy that genre .
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Summary: Review of The Match
Comment: Enjoyable story about the match itself surrounded by historical details of the players' lives, Cypress Point GC, and the professional golf scene of the day.
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Summary: Golf Match
Comment: This is a very interesting book about a little-known golf match between two famous golf pros and two amateurs. It is an easy read with some interesting historical facts about the evolution of professional golf in the U.S.
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