The match

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The definitive account of a little-known but extraordinary match between two golfing legends, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, and two young amateurs, Ken Venturi and Harvie Ward, on the eve of Bing Crosby’s pro-am tournament in 1956.

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The year: 1956. Eddie Lowery, once caddie to Francis Ouimet, now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, boasts to fellow millionaire George Coleman that two of his salesmen – US amateur champion Harvie Ward and up-and-coming star Ken Venturi – could beat any golfers in the world in a best ball match. Coleman asks Lowery how he plans to prove it. ‘Bring any two golfers of your choice to the course tomorrow morning,’ Lowery tells him, ‘and we’ll settle the issue.’ Coleman shows up all right – with Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, the game’s greatest living professionals.
In Mark Frost’s peerless hands, complete with the recollections of all the participants, the story of this foursome and the greatest private match ever played comes vividly to life.

Additional information

Weight 0.234 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 2 cm
Book_author

Frost, Mark

Publisher

Sphere

Imprint

Sphere

Cover

Paperback

Pages

260

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

796.352660979476 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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