The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
by Mark Frost
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Author: Mark FrostEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-17
ISBN: 1401309615
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Hyperion
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Book Review: Richly Told Tale of an Amazing Day of Golf at Cypress Point in 1956
Summary: 5 Stars
Golf is a game whose attraction is built in part from legendary events like Ouimet's historic win in Brookline. You need to add this story from Cypress Point to your after-round repertoire.
Two wily veteran pros, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, help accept a challenge on behalf of George Coleman made by Eddie Lowery, Francis Ouimet's caddy at The Country Club in the U.S. win, that no one can beat Eddie's two amateur employees, Ken Venturi and Harvie Ward. Bets are placed and the game is on.
To make the story even more interesting, Mark Frost gives us the histories of the people involved against the backdrop of the switch from an amateur focus for the game to a professional one. You'll also learn about how Cypress Point was developed.
Working primarily from the memories of Byron Nelson and Ken Venturi, Mark Frost captures the scene almost as though he were an eye witness. Needless to say, the match contained some remarkable golf. I won't go into it, but I found my heart pounding many times as the competitive situations unfolded in the high stakes Nassau.
I've never seen Cypress Point in person, and the story also interested me for its fine explanation of the course's layout in 1956.
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