Once Upon a September: Saucon Valley And The 1951 U.S. Amateur - Couverture souple

McCool, Robin

 
9781514430491: Once Upon a September: Saucon Valley And The 1951 U.S. Amateur
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1514430495 ISBN 13 : 9781514430491
Editeur : XLIBRIS, 2015

Synopsis

In September of 1951 Saucon Valley Country Club hosted its first USGA championship – the 51st U.S. Amateur. The book chronicles this ground breaking event in club history. In the book you will meet the patriarch of Saucon Valley, Eugene Grace, president of industry giant Bethlehem Steel Corporation and devoted amateur golfer. You will learn how a chance meeting at the Pinehurst resort in 1909 laid the foundation for the creation of one of the greatest private country clubs in America. Robin McCool takes you back to a time when amateur golf was king, and the personalities were bigger than life. You will meet all the great players who came to Saucon Valley to compete for the coveted Havemeyer Trophy – Frank Stranahan, Harvie Ward, Ken Venturi, Dick Chapman, Jim McHale and Charlie Coe, to name a few. You will witness Billy Maxwell, a young college student from Texas, rise up from among these giants of the game to capture amateur golf’s most treasured prize.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In September of 1951 Saucon Valley Country Club hosted its first USGA championship – the 51st U.S. Amateur. The book chronicles this ground breaking event in club history. In the book you will meet the patriarch of Saucon Valley, Eugene Grace, president of industry giant Bethlehem Steel Corporation and devoted amateur golfer. You will learn how a chance meeting at the Pinehurst resort in 1909 laid the foundation for the creation of one of the greatest private country clubs in America. Robin McCool takes you back to a time when amateur golf was king, and the personalities were bigger than life. You will meet all the great players who came to Saucon Valley to compete for the coveted Havemeyer Trophy – Frank Stranahan, Harvie Ward, Ken Venturi, Dick Chapman, Jim McHale and Charlie Coe, to name a few. You will witness Billy Maxwell, a young college student from Texas, rise up from among these giants of the game to capture amateur golf’s most treasured prize.

Biographie de l'auteur

Robin McCool lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife Carolyn and has been a member of Saucon Valley Country Club since 1986. He has won a record 33 championships at Saucon Valley, and has also competed in 15 USGA national championships, including three U.S. Amateurs. This is his first book.

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Éditeur
XLIBRIS
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1514430495
ISBN 13 
9781514430491
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
180
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9781514430507: Once upon a September: Saucon Valley and the 1951 U.s. Amateur

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1514430509 ISBN 13 :  9781514430507
Editeur : Xlibris, 2015
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