Ben Hogan, the greatest golfer of our generation, believes that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break 80 if he applies himself intelligently. In this book he tells you, step-by-step, just how to go about it.
"The Water Buddha Drinks" opens with the death of a celebrated actress in mysterious and shocking circumstances. She leaves behind an unconventional, extended family that includes a younger sister, a woman in her 20s through whose eyes the story unfolds; a kid brother who possesses mystical powers; and a fiancee who is writing a novel with uncanny ...
The cream of Herbert Warren Wind's impeccably informed and lovingly written pieces on golf from The New Yorker over the past 20 years, now in a handsome paperback edition.
This facsimile of Darwin's 1910 edition, one of the rarest and most sought-after books in golf, offers a magical evocation of the legendary courses where the game began. Considered by many to be one of the top essayists in the English language, Darwin intimately describes championship courses and other outstanding layouts in Scotland, England, ...
The ideal golf architect combines the soul of an artist, the brain of an engineer, and the heart of a golfer. MacKenzie, designer of three of the world's top courses--Royal Melbourne in Australia, Cypress Point in California, and Augusta National in Georgia--exemplifies this mix. From the essential features of an ideal golf course to the object of ...
First published in 1950, this is the story of one of the USA's most enduring golfers. More than a sports autobiography, it includes Sarazen's thoughts about golf technique, his golfing contemporaries, his family and friends. Born in New York state, Sarazen was the son of a poor Italian immigrant family who began his career as a caddie and went on ...
A combination instruction book and biography, examining techniques from such golfing superstars as Harry Vardon, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, and Bobby Locke.
Ben Hogan's competitive drive, Arnold Palmer's charisma, Francis Ouiment's sportsmanship, Bobby Jones' difficulties, as well as Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, jack Nicklaus, Glenna Collett, and Joyce Wethered's personalities are chronicled in this fascinating memoir. Unlike most sports histories, which focus on big tournaments and battles among leading ...
Ward-Thomas chronicles the lives and times of golfing's greatest players during the 1950s and 1960s in this wide-ranging work. Concentrating on Arnold palmer and Ben Hogan when they reigned supreme, the book also features stories and photographs of Bobby Locke, Henry Cotton, Sam Snead, Joe Carr, and Gary Player, and insightful observations on the ...
Eighty exquisite paintings, both oils and watercolors, capture not only the most beautiful and best-known golf holes in the British Isles and the U.S., but also the nuances and subtleties of the game. Woven among the paintings are the legends, the lore, and the rich personalities of both the players and the game. The result is a book of rare ...
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