Draw in the Dunes: The 1969 Ryder Cup and the Finish That Shocked the World [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Sagebiel, Neil

Verlag: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press, New York, 2014

Beschreibung

As new condition light silver gray boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Neil Sagebiel; Author Dedication; Author's Note; Foreword by Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin; Prologue; Epilogue; Glossary; Appendix A: 1969 Ryder Cup Results; Appendix B: Ryder Cup Results, 1927 to 2012; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "Draw in the Dunes tells the dramatic and riveting story of the 1969 Ryder Cup, which ended in the first tie in the forty-two-year history of biennial matches between the United States and Great Britain. The U.S., led by Jack Nicklaus, had dominated competitive golf for years; Great Britain, led by Tony Jacklin, was the undisputed underdog. But in spite of having lost fourteen of seventeen Ryder Cups in the past, the British entered the 1969 Ryder Cup as determined as the Americans were dominant. What Followed was one of the most compelling and contentious Ryder Cups the sport had ever seen. The 1969 Ryder Cup was marked by controversy and animosity, from the nervousness displayed at the very beginning of the Ryder Cup matches -- when one man could not tee his golf ball -- to the nerve displayed by Nicklaus and Jacklin, who battled each other all the way to the final moment of the final match. Throughout the Cup, seventeen of the tirhty-two matches were not decided until the final hole. Most electrifying was Nicklaus and Jacklin's contest, which decided the fate of the Ryder Cup. The ending of this thrilling game would come to be known as "the Concession" and ushered in a new Ryder Cup era. From Neil Sagebiel, author of the critically acclaimed golf history The Longerst Shot, Draw in the Dunes is the gripping account of a legendary Cup competition, and the story of golf's greatest act of sportsmanship." -- from the inner front jacket flap. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006534

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Draw in the Dunes: The 1969 Ryder Cup and ...

Verlag: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 2014

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New

Auflage: 1st Edition