The Making of the Masters: Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament - Couverture rigide

Owen, David

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ISBN 10 : 0684857294 ISBN 13 : 9780684857299

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 1999

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'The Masters is the one tournament that every golfer wants to win' - Sam Snead
Played on the magnificent Augusta National Course, with the dogwoods and azaleas in dazzling bloom, the Masters has become the dividing line between winter and spring, and the hallmark of greatness for the pros who walk its fairways.
The story of the tournament and the club are inseparable from that of its founding chairman, Clifford Roberts. David Owen was given unprecedented, unlimited access to the archives, records, and memories of the Augusta National Golf Club and its members, to write a full, thorough look at Roberts and the world he created. Roberts' meticulous attention to detail helped build the Masters into a tradition like no other, and Augusta National into every golfer's view of what heaven should be.
THE MAKING OF THE MASTERS tells the full story of how the club struggled through its early years; how the course has changed to remain a challenge for the world's best players; and how the Roberts legacy is still alive in the most impeccably run event on the golfing calendar.

Revue de presse

Jaime Diaz New York Times Book Review Owen accomplishes something...important and long overdue in this sometimes revelatory work -- Clifford Roberts is humanized.

The Wall Street Journal Owen makes us wish we had known Roberts, if only to judge him for ourselves -- no small achievement. He writes beautifully...meandering through the familiar byways, enveloping us in the Augusta-ness of it all.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0684857294
• ISBN 13: 9780684857299
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 288