The Ryder Cup: Golf's Greatest Event - Hardcover

Bubka, Bob; Clavin, Thomas

 
9780609604045: The Ryder Cup: Golf's Greatest Event
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 060960404X ISBN 13: 9780609604045
Verlag: Crown Pub, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

Chronicles the history of international golf's most prestigious event, the biannual Ryder Cup, in which American players compete against European champions, from its 1926 origins to the 1999 competition, and profiles some of the great players who have taken part in the competition. 25,000 first printing.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

<b>Bob Bubka</b> has covered golf tournaments and events regionally, nationally, and internationally for twenty years on television, radio, the Internet, and in print.<br><br><b>Tom Clavin</b> was a contributing writer for the New York Times for twelve years and wrote regularly on golf, covering both the PGA and Senior PGA tournaments. His coverage of the 1995 U.S. Open was recognized for Best Sports Reporting by the Suburban Newspapers of America.

Aus dem Klappentext

ngs soaring, spectators battling for tickets, every form of media reporting on the competition, revenue surging, and most of the best players in the world fighting for berths on the teams, it is clear why the Ryder Cup Matches have become the preeminent contest in golf--and why in 1999 it will be the major international sports event.<br>This book offers the full story of the Ryder Cup. The players, organizers, captains, and commentators, the competitions, the great shots, the heartbreaking twists of fate, the funny and startling anecdotes, the personal feuds, the amazing displays of sportsmanship, and the very thin line between failure and triumph. All this and more are in the pages to follow.<br>--From the Introduction<br><br>For those with a passion for golf, the 1999 Ryder Cup will be the ultimate competition--a matchless display of talent, rivalry, and sheer nail-biting drama as America's team, captained by the fiercely competitive Ben Crenshaw, seeks to avenge their defeat in 1997--th

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Verlag
Crown Pub
Erscheinungsdatum
1999
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
060960404X
ISBN 13 
9780609604045
Einband
Tapa dura
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
251
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