Golf's greatest championship
(2009)

Nonfiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Blackstone Audio, Inc. : Made available through hoopla, 2009
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 04 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9781433299308 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT10026790, 1433299305 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 10026790
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Read by Tom Parker

One stroke separated the three leaders of the 1960 U.S. Open as they went into the final two holes. Arnold Palmer, who had overcome a seven-stroke deficit in the fourth round, won the championship by two strokes, beating both Ben Hogan and a young amateur named Jack Nicklaus. This remarkable come-from-behind achievement, which still stands as the greatest final-round comeback at the Open, signaled the end of an era and the beginning of modern-day golf and set the futures of all three men. This book recounts that fateful Open from the 8:00 a.m. first-round tee-off to the finish, bringing alive a near-mythic moment in modern golf. Along for the journey are some of the greatest players of the day: Sam Snead, Gary Player, Ken Venturi, Tommy Bolt, Billy Casper, Julius Boros, Bob Rosburg, Dow Finsterwald, Gene ?The Machine? Littler, and Art Wall

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