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When Amateur Golf Died
Could two amateur golfers beat two of the world's greatest professionals? Once upon a time, they might. Mark Frost tells the story of just such a contest in his account of The Match: The Day The Game Of Golf Changed Forever. But this isn't a fairy tale. It is instead a can't-put-it-down true account of a high-stakes game played in 1956 on one of golf's most spectacular courses by four of the game's legendary competitors.
Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson are the pros. They have fourteen major championships between them. Coming from the same caddie yard, the once-close competitors haven't spoken in years--but they teamed up to face the two leading amateurs of the day, Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi. Both of these young men competed at the highest levels of the game in the hallowed tradition of Bobby Jones. As a match-play team, they had never been defeated. The venue for the match? Storied Cypress Point, whose fairways follow craggy cliffs and rocky promontories swept by the winds of the Pacific while the ocean crashes below.
Frost lays out the play stroke by stroke, pacing the narrative with revealing histories of the players and other notables involved in the day. He puts the game into context, pointing out that this day marked the end of the amateur era and the ascendance of the professional. While the match itself is compelling, the after-stories make fascinating reading, too, especially for those of us intersted in the history of golf.1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted April 23, 2012
Dreaam foursome
Simply outstanding. Recreates a time when the world seemed a little simpler and less combative. If you appreciated the book The Legend of Bagger Vance you will truely enjoy this real life slice of not only golf history but American history.
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Posted December 29, 2011
Fantastic
One of the best ever
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Posted January 3, 2011
Top Notch
Best golf book I've read
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Posted December 11, 2010
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superb
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Tellicotx
Posted December 7, 2010
Wonderful story!
If you love golf history and its players you'll love this one.
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