| JUst finished this book...
It took me a while to get and then read this book, but all I can say is that it is by far the best golf book I have ever read.
I was aware of Francis Ouimet winning the 1913 US Open (everyone has seen that picture, right?) but it meant a little more to me as I was once lucky enough to play The Country Club in 1990!! Wish I'd remembered a few more of the holes at the time.
Anyway, this book is a MUST for anyone who wants to know more about the histroy of golf, the amateur v. pro status, how the game developed, both in the US and Europe. It is also a good insight into social Boston around the turn of the Century.
Add in some incredible dramatic scenes of the actual golf played, and characters involved (Harry Vardon, Ted Ray, Gene Sarazen etc.) and you won't be able to put this down. Ouimet's back nine in the last round makes the hairs on your neck stand up. I couldn't put the book down.
The guy that wrote this book, Mark Frost did a superb job.
GO AND BUY IT!! |