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The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

Author: Mark Frost
Binding: Hardcover
Published: 2007-11-06
ISBN: 1401302785
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The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
by: Mark Frost


Editorial Review:

"Eddie Lowery left his first imprint on the game of golf in 1913 as the 10-year-old caddie to underdog U.S. Open champion Francis Ouimet. Best-selling author Mark Frost continues Lowery's story 43 years later with Lowery as a multi-millionaire car-dealer, who boasted to fellow millionaire and golf staple George Coleman that amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi could hands down beat any other two golfers in the world in a best ball match. A bet was made for a substantial sum of cash, and a tee time was set at the prestigious Cypress Point Country Club (Hampton Roads, Virginia) for Ward and Venturi to play whomever Coleman decided to bring. The morning of the match, Coleman showed up with the other half of the foursome: Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, the two most distinguished golfers in the world. Despite efforts to keep the match under wraps from the public, word leaked out as soon as the men arrived at the course and a hundred people surrounded them by the time they reached the first tee. Three and a half hours later, nearing the conclusion of what many in the game now refer to as the greatest private match in the history of American golf, the crowd lining Highway 1 and the eighteenth fairway numbered close to five thousand people. Mark Frost brings to life an unlikely golf match that changed golf forever."

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

One of best golf books ever written.:

Truly one of the best, most informative , most enjoyable books of golf ever written. I absolutely could not put it down. I learned more about Hogan, Nelson, Venturi and Ward from this book than i knew in 55 years. Everyone that loves golf should read this book.

Great Book if you like to read about Golf:

Amazing recap of a real Match between 4 golf legends. Frost works the story like a great golf course and weaves in a wonderful history of the 4 legends and the how the game of golf changed from an amateur world to the professional world that we all know today.
This book is for someone that loves golf....if they are not an avid golfer, I am not sure this book will hold the interest of a general sport fan or just novel reader.
I recommend the good, great read.
Enjoy

the match:

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... more info

Another great story that I'm glad to know:

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... more info


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