The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
"It's difficult to beat a good golf book, be it a good yarn or a picture book . . . The golf is spectacular, the course more so, the descriptions luminous."
--USA Today "The untold story of golf's greatest money match, featuring Hogan and Nelson at Cypress Point, comes to life in . . . Mark Frost's gripping new book, The Match."
--Golf magazine "Frost weaves an exceptional narrative . . . It's a gripping tale--as good as James Patterson, John Grisham, or any other contemporary novelist could create. And all true. The match comes down to the 18th hole, and you'll be the winner once you turn the last page."
--Met Golfer "Frost masterfully puts the reader not just on the scene, but in the time, too, with terrific storytelling."
--The State (South Carolina) "Frost captures an elusive magic in this improbable matchup and what it meant for those who played and witnessed it."
--Publishers Weekly "The Match was a dream I never thought would come true. If I hadn't been there I wouldn't believe it myself, and if you know anything about sports or the game of golf, once you pick up this book you won't put it down. No one will ever see an event like this again. Fiction can't touch it."
--Ken Venturi The year: 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George Coleman. Lowery claims that two of his employees, amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, cannot be beaten in a best-ball match. Lowery challenges Coleman to bring any two golfers of his choice to the course at 10 a.m. the next day to settle the issue. Coleman accepts the challenge and shows up with his own power team: Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, the game's greatest living professionals, with fourteen major championships between them. In Mark Frost's peerless hands, complete with the recollections of all the participants, the story of this immortal foursome and the game they played that day--legendarily known in golf circles as the greatest private match ever played--comes to life with powerful, emotional impact and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
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The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever Reviews
This is a telling of a one-of-kind incident that will never happen again. The Match is a fantastic read for any golfer, or those who love a great story on sports involving major participants that helped make the game what it is today.
I would recomend it to any golfer that thinks golf begins with Tiger. This book was interesting from a historical perspective. It probably wouldn't be something a non-golfer would appreciate, but it was a fun read. It told a story of some historic golfers that I didn't know much about, but it gave you a appreciation for how the game has developed in recent years.
The problem for them was that were way past their prime. professional," "hot shots" vs. They were not going to be two old guys who laid down and moaned about "the good ole days." Ward and Venturi wouldn't have allowed it anyway. In today's world, they would have young pros.(Picture a young Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson).
They liked to win - all the time. By the end, you almost feel like you just witnessed one of the greatest sporting events ever held. "has-beens.". This book is a description, hole-by-hole at the gorgeous Cypress Point course in Monterey, Ca., of this unpublized-but-incredible golf match, done simply for fun and a few wagers by the guys who put it together. Along the way in this dramatic match held in 1956, we get some wonderful insights of the four players and loving tribute to this historic and beautiful golf course.
After reading this book, I would imagine most people would say, "yes." It's hard to argue against that claim. Actually, Ken Venturi and Harvie Ward weren't just newcomers on the scene. They had established themselves as young guys who could beat anyone, young or old. As with the match, this is a book that gets better and better with each page. Mark Frost, the author of the famous book about Francis Ouimet's stunning win in the 1913 U.S.
Frost got me so involved, so hooked into this story, I felt Iike I was there, had a big bet and was nervous as a cat. This not only was an incredible display of golf, but pitted "old verses new," "amateur vs. Open, has another winner here. Yet, they had one thing: a lifetime of competing and an unquenchable thirst for victory no matter what the circumstance. Hogan was in his last years of pro golf and Nelson had retired from competition 10 years ago.
Frost writes this book almost like a novel, with the suspense building and building to the point that - at least for me - I was almost afraid to turn the final pages to see who won. Is this the greatest golf match ever played. Their opponents in this special match event were two of the most famous golfers who ever teed it up: Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson.
I absolutely could not put it down. Everyone that loves golf should read this book. I learned more about Hogan, Nelson, Venturi and Ward from this book than i knew in 55 years. Truly one of the best, most informative , most enjoyable books of golf ever written.
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. I recommend the good, great read. Amazing recap of a real Match between 4 golf legends. Enjoy 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.
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