Caddie in the Golden Age
Author: Ernest Hargreaves
Publisher:
Published: 1993-09-01
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781852251949
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Author: Ernest Hargreaves
Publisher:
Published: 1993-09-01
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781852251949
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Coyne
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2009-05-12
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 1466806737
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBefore there were titanium woods and graphite shafts, golf clubs were made from the wood of hickory trees and had intriguing names like cleek, mashie and jigger. Golf was a game played not with high-tech equipment but with skill, finesse, and creativity. And the greatest hickory player of all time was Walter Hagen---until the day he met a teenage caddie at a country club outside Chicago. America's first touring golf professional, Hagen made (and spent) more prize money than his friends Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey earned from baseball and boxing during the Golden Age of Sports. In this novel, set in the halcyon post-war Midwest of 1946, Hagen comes to historic Midlothian Country Club as the champion he is---but also as a man handicapped by a secret. Waiting for him are two caddies. Harrison Cornell—a onetime rich playboy from the Bahamas—has a past; the other---Tommy O'Shea, a farm boy who caddies at the country club---may have a future . . . but only if he can somehow beat Hagen on the links, in one last game played with hickory. Cornell is a mystery man who appears from nowhere and presents himself as a "looper," a professional caddie. Soon everyone sees that he has a gift---within weeks he has improved the games of dozens of members. Only Tommy O'Shea, his eager pupil, knows Cornell's real motive for coming to the club: his grudge against Walter Hagen, over something that happened during the Second World War in the lovely paradise known as the Bahamas. As the playboy and the farm boy become friends, Harrison teaches Tommy the secrets of playing golf with hickory, along with lessons in life and love. But the shadow of Hagen, and the upcoming match, fall across the Midwest summer, and as the competition nears, Tommy's hopes for the future---and his love for a member's daughter---are threatened when the truth about Harrison's past is revealed. Not until the climax, played out in an exciting shot-for-shot match, will all the questions be answered and all the scores settled. As in his previous novel, The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan, author John Coyne has created a world rich in characters, action, and golf lore---this time including the fascinating history of hickory play. An entertaining, suspenseful read for anyone who loves the game, it is also a book that offers a pure dose of Midwestern soul, written by a new voice in golf literature who has firmly established himself as one of the leaders of the genre. Praise for The Caddie Who Played with Hickory: "A highly entertaining must-read for anyone interested in hickory golf or the history of the game. I loved it!" -- Randy Jensen, 7-time National Hickory Golf Champion "John Coyne knows his golf history, its characters and the game. He spins a story that includes a mysterious character, a hero, a romance, a semi-villain, and a classic golf match into a believable tale." -- Dr. Gary Wiren, noted golf teacher, and former Director of Research and Learning for the PGA of America "The legendary Walter Hagen, Chicago's greatest amateur golfer, Chick Evans, hickory clubs and Chicago's Midlothian Country Club are all featured in this tense story of championship golf and summer romance. John Coyne spins a tale so involving, the reader is in enjoyable suspense about the outcome of every putt." -- Jerry Dudek, Director of Development, Evans Scholars Foundation/Western Golf Association
Author: John Coyne
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2007-05-15
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780312371258
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFilled with dazzling description of match play drama, laced with anecdotes from the golden age of sports, this novel of friendship, lost love, and great golf is told through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy whose life is forever changed by one of the greatest players of the game.
Author: Steve Rushin
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 2005-09
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780802142115
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of the best of Steve Rushin's columns and features, this enlightening, hilarious, and often unexpectedly heartwarming book leaves readers laughing about the sports they didn't know existed, and is a reminder about why sports are loved.
Author: John Coyne
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2008-04-29
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780312372446
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the author of "The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan" comes a nostalgic story about a golden era in golf history, featuring the legendary Walter Hagen, and a young caddie who must find his place in the world.
Author: Bill Mallon
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2011-01-21
Total Pages: 865
ISBN-13: 0810874652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGolf has been called the greatest of all games, but it has also been derided by none other than Mark Twain as nothing more than a good walk spoiled. Traditional teaching holds that golf originated in Scotland around the 15th century. However, there is historical evidence of games similar to golf being played in the low countries of Europe back in the 13th century. Over the many centuries of golf's evolution, the balls used have changed greatly, as have the clubs, the holes, the courses, and the entire game itself. The Historical Dictionary of Golf presents a comprehensive history of the game through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, photos, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on places, teams, terminology, and people, including Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sörenstam, Lorena Ochoa, Phil Mickelson, and, of course, Tiger Woods. Appendixes of the members of the World Golf Hall of Fame, the Major Championships of Golf, the International Team Events, and the Professional Tour Awards are also included.
Author: James Y. Bartlett
Publisher: Yeoman House
Published: 2019-10-01
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 0985253738
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAward-winning golf writer James Y. Bartlett spent most of his distinguished career covering the greats of golf from outside the ropes. But on five occasions, he got up-close and personal carrying the bags of some of golf's greatest names: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Ernie Els, Ben Crenshaw and Corey Pavin. This special edition ebook from Yeoman House Books tells the stories of those on-course adventures, along with some bonus material on the history and lore of the golf caddie. Don’t miss the story about Donald Trump who, after arguing with his caddie, made the shot of a lifetime at the AT&T National Pro-Am. If you enjoy Bartlett's witty and erudite style, be sure to pick up copies of his Hacker Golf Mystery series. There are six great novels now available on Amazon, with the newest adventure due in fall 2019.
Author: Mitchell Mesko
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
Published: 2018-11-19
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 1633387720
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWelcome readers, I would like to personally introduce you to Confessions of a Caddie. First and foremost, this is a book about the most wonderful sport ever invented. The game of golf. It can be rewarding, joyous, raise your aspirations and self-esteem with one swing!! Then turn on you the next. Like a monster, leaving you shamed, embarrassed, frustrated, ready to quit. As if somehow you had miraculously turned into the notorious Greek statue by Alexandros Venus Di Milo. Golf is a
Author: Lee Pace
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2012-11-15
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1469607913
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the finest golf courses in America in the early 1900s was the revered Pinehurst No. 2, designed by the legendary Donald Ross and first opened in 1907. Physically and mentally demanding, the course gave players options on every hole and required them to envision and execute recovery shots from the sandy perimeters and the pine forests as well as think creatively around the intricate greens. As a result, No. 2 became a favorite of the nation's top amateurs and professionals. Unfortunately, a modernization of the course over the last four decades stripped it of much of its character. In The Golden Age of Pinehurst, Lee Pace chronicles the breathtaking restoration of No. 2 from its recent slick and monochromatic presentation back to a natural potpourri of hardpan sand, wire grass, and Sandhills pine needles. The restored No. 2--accessible for amateur play, yet challenging enough for the professional--once again stands apart for its beauty, strategic appeal, and Old World flavor.
Author: Oliver Horovitz
Publisher: Avery
Published: 2014-02-04
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 159240863X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA caddie since he was twelve and a golfer sporting a 1.8 handicap, Ollie decides to spend his gap year, pre Harvard, in St. Andrews: a town with the U.K.'s highest number of pubs per capita and home to the Old Course, golf's most famous eighteen holes, where he enrolls in the St. Andrews Links Trust caddie trainee program. Initially, the notoriously brusque veteran caddies treat Ollie like a pest. But after a year of waking up at 4:30 A.M. every morning and looping two rounds a day, Ollie earns their grudging respect. A charming coming-of-age memoir.