A Game of Golf
Northeastern University Press (Verlag)
978-1-55553-600-8 (ISBN)
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Francis Ouimet (1893-1967) was an awkward, relatively unknown twenty-year-old amateur and former caddy when he walked across the street from his modest home in Brookline, Massachusetts, and stunned the sports world by upsetting famed British golfers Harry Vardon and Ted Ray to win the 1913 U.S. Open in a dramatic playoff at The Country Club (TCC). His spectacular victory made him America's first golf hero, drew new fans to the sport, and forever altered the image of golf as a stuffy, rich man's game dominated by British and Scottish players. In this engaging memoir, first published in 1932, Ouimet fondly reminisces about his life in golf and gives sage advice on playing the game. With charm, wit, and a passion for the sport, he vividly chronicles his boyhood in Brookline, recalling how he scavenged for golf balls and clubs, learned to play on a homemade three-hole course in his backyard, and sometimes sneaked onto The Country Club's fairways to practice in the early morning hours. He recounts his caddying years, starting at age nine, the early amateur competitions, and the momentous 1913 U.S. Open tournament on his neighborhood course.
Included is the legendary story of Ouimet turning down the offer of an experienced TCC member to carry his dubs in the playoff, sticking instead with his ten-year-old caddy, the self-assured Eddie Lowery. Ouimet's narrative then journeys through his illustrious amateur career, over the fairways of Hoylake, St. Andrews, Garden City, and Pebble Beach, and concludes with his great sentimental victory in the 1931 U.S. National Amateur at Beverly Hills in Chicago. Brimming with exciting matches and such great players as Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, these colorful yet humble reminiscences of a working-class kid who changed the game of golf will appeal to golf enthusiasts and general readers alike.
Francis Ouimet, who twice won the U.S. Amateur Championship in addition to the U.S. Open, played eight times on the U.S. Walker Cup team. One of the most honored golfers in the history of the game, he was elected an original member of golf's Hall of Fame in 1944, and in 1951 became the first American elected captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. Richard A. Johnson, editor of the Sportstown Series, is Curator of the Sports Museum of New England. Robert Donovan is Executive Director of the Francis Ouimet Caddle Scholarship Fund. Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion, is one of the most respected golfers of the last half century, known both for his success on the PGA tour and for his deep love of golf history and traditions.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.2004 |
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| Vorwort | Ben Crenshaw, R. P. Donovan |
| Zusatzinfo | 35 illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Golf | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55553-600-X / 155553600X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55553-600-8 / 9781555536008 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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