| Edition |
1st edition |
| Phys Descr |
378 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-375) |
| Contents |
Ode to Billy Joe -- Year of wonders -- The power of three -- The Golden Age -- The Christmas match -- The university of golf -- Sam versus the world -- Breakthrough and heartbreak -- Redemption -- The war within -- Mr. Golf -- An unexpected Open -- Then there were two -- Hollywood comeback -- Immortality -- Last hurrahs -- Endings and beginnings |
| Summary |
A celebration of three legendary golfers describes how the sport deteriorated into virtual non-existence before the trio revitalized its popularity by setting records while transforming how the game was played and regarded |
| Subject |
Authors, American -- Maine
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Golfers -- United States -- Biography
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Golf -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Nelson, Byron, 1912-2006
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Snead, Sam, 1912-2002
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Hogan, Ben, 1912-1997
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| OCLC # |
761334724 |
| ISBN # |
9780307272492 |
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0307272494 |
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