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The Masters: A Hole-by-Hole History of America's Golf Classic, Second Edition By David Sowell ( Potomac Books Inc. )
Release Date: 2007-03-16
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Product Description
Revered as the most prestigious tournament in golf, the Masters commands international attention, even among nongolfers. The first edition of The Masters: A Hole-by-Hole History of America's Golf Classic took the unique approach of tackling Augusta National hole by hole. Each hole had its own chapter, with colorful stories on the greatest shots, biggest disasters, and amazing events that took place on each. David Sowell returns to Augusta now with the second edition of The Masters, adding more history and updating each hole with additional stories of greatness and tales of woe. He addresses Tiger's continued dominance as well as how Phil Mickelson finally got over his majors hump in a major way. Sowell also discusses the changes that have been made to the course in an effort to make it more difficult and shows how those changes have affected play. The legends of the Masters are in full force in this unique and lively look at America's golf classic. From Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen to Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, all the greatest Masters moments of the greatest golfers are here in one book. The Masters: A Hole-by-Hole History of America's Golf Classic, Second Edition provides a rich historical view of the course where success breeds legends and where failure can haunt even the most brilliant golfer's career.
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 Great gift for golfer ( kellslax2 )
I gave this book to my husband for Christmas. He is really enjoying it. He is a player and a big fan of the game. We had the opportunity to attend a practice round at the Masters a couple of years ago, he is reliving seeing those holes one by one.
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 Good winter prep for the Masters
For those who have been following the Masters for years, this may not hold your interest as much as someone who watched the competition once and is longing for more.
The book is set up simply: each hole is presented, with its special characteristics, a summary of the changes that have been made to it over the years, and the more famous plays surrounding each. If you've never heard of Sarazen's shot heard around the world, or Arnie's Army, this is something to read before April comes again.
Although readable in almost any order, the evolution of Augusta and the personalities that have made their way down its fairways are lain out more or less in the order of the chapters (holes). If you are looking for a particular favorite person (Claud Harmon, for example), incident@(Patton's charge), or course feature (the Eisenhower Pine), it can be found through the index.
The author, David Sowell, lacks some of the narrative flare that would allow a person to read the book cover to cover in a night, but a hole a night is probably a good enough pace.
Where this is probably not a book to keep on hand indefinately, it is a great introduction to the youngest of the four majors. Hopefully, given recent victories and changes at Augusta, a revised version will be forthcoming. It is hoped that more photographs from Augusta will be included to help illustrate many of the greatest moments in golf history.
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