Curt Sampson přistoupil ke golfu staromódním způsobem – jako nosič holí. Hru si osvojoval tajným vstupem na hřiště po setmění. Později se profesionálně věnoval psaní o svém otcovském sportu, zejména o jeho legendách. Jeho práce, často oceňované pro čtivost a smysl pro humor, pronikají do podstaty golfových ikon a jejich dob, přičemž nevyhýbají se ani kontroverzním tématům. Sampson tak odhaluje nejen hru samotnou, ale i lidské příběhy těch, kteří ji formovali.
This updated edition of a NEW YORK TIMES best seller includes a final chapter, which chronicles the last years of his life and examines his enduring legacy. Included are quotes and tributes from many of golf's greats such as Byron nelson and a perceptive assessment of the life and legend of the man who may have been the greatest golfer ever-Ben Hogan.
A History and a Celebration of the World's Greatest Game
Ever since the Dark Ages, when a few Scots ambled over the dunes with their het kolvin sticks, slapping a ball around in something akin to golf, no sport has more universally or irreversibly awed its players and fans. THE ULTIMATE GOLF BOOK captures the world's ultimate sporting passion as it has never been captured before, with a lively, authoritative history, stunning illustrations, and perhaps the finest collection of original writing on the sport ever assembled between two covers. Putting a fresh, contemporary spin on the centuries-old story of golf, Sports Illustrated's colorful senior writer John Garrity has written a delightful, loose-limbed riff of a history that travels the globe and the links, covering the key personalities, events, advances in technique and technology, proliferation of interest, and curious mystery of this international obsession. Complementing the history are twenty personal essays from a diverse group of literary low-handicappers, musing on everything from the Age of Tiger, to the woes of the lowly club pro, to the charm of playing golf in the dead of winter, to giving up the game altogether. All of this plays out against the dramatic backdrop of more than 300 photographs and illustrations, many rare and historic, many commissioned especially for this volume, which is truly one of a kind. From the tee to the green, the clubhouse to the nuthouse, THE ULTIMATE GOLF BOOK is a must-have for any serious student of the game.