Item #9293 The Match; The day the Game of Golf Changed Forever. Mark Frost.

The Match; The day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

New York: Hyperion, 2007. 259p. cloth. Scarce 1st impression. In 1956, a casual bet between two millionaires eventually pitted two of the greatest golfers of the era-Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan - against top amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi. The year: 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George. Item #9293

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