| Golf's Greatest Championship: The 1960 U.S. Open Contributor(s): Graubart, Julian I. (Author), Gardner, Grover (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441762361 ISBN-13: 9781441762368 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Golf - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: 796.352 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 7.4" (0.20 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 1960 US Open Golf Championship played at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, Colorado, remains perhaps the most dramatic, competitive, and passionate of all US Open championships. In 1960, the young lions of the game were eager to reach the top-tier occupied by venerable players such as Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. In this championship game, only a single stroke separated the three leaders--Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, and a young but talented amateur named Jack Nicklaus--on the final two holes. The stunning conclusion would prove to be a watershed in the lives of all three players and in the game itself. Golf's Greatest Championship recounts that fateful game--from the 8:00 a.m. first-round tee-off to the finish--bringing alive a near-mythic moment in modern golf. Along for the journey are some of the greatest players of the time, including Sam Snead, Gary Player, Ken Venturi, Tommy Bolt, Billy Casper, Julius Boros, Bob Rosburg, Dow Finsterwald, Gene "the Machine" Littler, and Art Wall. Golf's Greatest Championship is a suspenseful, richly detailed chronicle of this epic chapter in the game of golf. |
Contributor Bio(s): Graubart, Julian I.: - Julian I. Graubart, author of Golf's Greatest Championship: The 1960 US Open, has written for Golf Journal and various other publications. He lives in Washington, DC. Gardner, Grover: -Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards. |