Jacklin: My Autobiography - Couverture rigide

Jacklin, Tony

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ISBN 10 : 0743268822 ISBN 13 : 9780743268820

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2006

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'A fair proportion of Jacklin's frank, fascinating book is devoted to the '69 Open win and it provides a fund of anecdotes' BLACKPOOL GAZETTE
'The first full autobiography charting is incredible career' NATIONAL CLUB GOLFER
'A page-turner' DAILY MAIL
'Tony Jacklin is very special . . . His autobiography does not disappoint . . . Altogether, as Henry Longhurst would have put it, a "corker!"
INDEPENDENT
‘Such is the make up of the man that emotion is never far from the surface of one of Britain’s great golfers. And it is that emotion that makes Jacklin’s autobiography such a terrific and engaging read . . . Jacklin’s is a Boy’s Own story of success against the odds, of hard graft, but above all of talent allied with a fierce determination to make a better life. With full and frank accounts of his career as a top player -- and, latterly, as the most successful Ryder Cup captain Europe has known -- this is a book that confirms Jacklin’s position as one of Britain’s true golfing greats’
GOLF INTERNATIONAL
‘There is nothing misty-eyed about this account of how a lorry-driver’s son from Scunthorpe made it to golf’s top table’
Sunday Times Top 5 Sports titles of the year 27/11

Présentation de l'éditeur

Golf is the new football; the papers are full of celebrities pictured letting rip on the green and audiences for the British Open and the Ryder Cup are soaring. Tony Jacklin is an icon to this new trendy golfing crowd. He was the Beckham of his day -- and he knew how to win.
In 1969 Tony Jacklin became a national hero when, with his trademark gutsy style, he became the first British player in nearly twenty years to win the British Open. He topped this less than a year later by winning the US Open. He was the first British competitor to win the tournament for fifty years and no European has since managed it.
Now Jacklin looks back on his career as the godfather of modern golf, recalling his triumphs and trials and assessing how the game has changed. As the man credited with igniting the rivalry between the US and European golf teams, Tony will also tell the previously unheard stories of his Ryder Cup captaincy. Forthright and candid, JACKLIN: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY will reveal how the one-time world's best golfer found the passion and motivation to win.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0743268822
• ISBN 13: 9780743268820
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320