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Golf Anecdotes - From the Links of Scotland to Tiger Woods (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Golf Anecdotes - From the Links of Scotland to Tiger Woods (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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In the ten years since Golf Anecdotes was first published, the game
and its players have changed dramatically. This new edition, now
with a foreword by Arnold Palmer and a new chapter covering the
latest and greatest golf stars like Annika Sorenstam and Tiger
Woods, reflects those changes. Readers can enjoy a sweeping look at
this royal and ancient game, in a volume that is both an informal
history as well as a vivid recounting of golf's most striking
incidents and personalities.
Robert Sommers takes us on a grand tour that stretches from the
game's dim origins in the 12th century right up to the modern PGA
tour. Indeed, no other anecdote book offers this much historical
depth or serves up such fascinating lore. We learn for instance
that the first known golf match took place in 1504, between James
IV of Scotland and the Earl of Bothwell. Sommers likewise paints a
colorful portrait of golf in the era of the first
professionals--Old Tom Morris, Allan Robertson, and Willie
Park--describing the earliest rules, the equipment used, the most
memorable events. Much of the book focuses on the 20th century.
Here readers will find wonderful tales of Harry Vardon and Francis
Ouimet, Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, Sam Snead and Ben Hogan,
Joyce Wethered and Babe Zaharias, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus,
Tom Watson and Lee Trevino, Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam, Nick
Faldo and Greg Norman, and of course, the amazing Tiger Woods. Thus
the wide world of golf is presented, the first professionals and
the latest stars, the double eagles and the double hits.
Informative and highly entertaining, Golf Anecdotes will appeal to
anyone who loves the game.
General
Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2004 |
First published: |
May 2004 |
Authors: |
Robert Sommers
(former editor and publisher of Golf Journal)
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Dimensions: |
202 x 135 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
394 |
Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-517265-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Sports & outdoor recreation >
Ball games >
Golf
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LSN: |
0-19-517265-5 |
Barcode: |
9780195172652 |
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