Four Days in July

Tom Watson, the 2009 Open Championship, and a Tournament for the Ages

Jim Huber (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2011
Thomas Dunne Books (Verlag)
978-0-312-66187-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The sports world watched breathlessly as Watson, just shy of his 60th birthday and twenty-six years after his last Open title, battled Father Time through four amazing rounds at Turnberry before falling in a heartbreaking playoff to fellow American Stewart Cink. The author tells the story of the greatest links player ever and his courageous quest.

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The sports world watched breathlessly as Watson, just shy of his 60th birthday and twenty-six years after his last Open title, battled Father Time through four amazing rounds at Turnberry before falling in a heartbreaking playoff to fellow American Stewart Cink. In "Four Days in July", Jim Huber mines his exclusive interviews with Watson, caddy Neil Oxman, Cink (dubbed "The Man Who Shot Santa Claus"), and many other luminaries to recount a heroic tale of resilience, grit, and determination. This unforgettable story of the greatest links player ever and his courageous quest will appeal to athletes of all ages.

Autor

Jim Huber has won the Edward R. Murrow Award for his sports writing and four Emmys for his sports reporting on Turner Sports and CNN. He is the author of the memoir A Thousand Goodbyes and lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, with his wife, Carol.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 8 b&w illustrations throughout & one 8-page b&w photo insert
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 210 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Golf
• ISBN-10: 0-312-66187-8 / 0312661878
• ISBN-13: 978-0-312-66187-8 / 9780312661878
• Zustand: Neuware