David Barrett

Gebundenes Buch

Miracle at Merion

The Inspiring Story of Ben Hogan's Amazing Comeback and Victory at the 1950 U.S. Open

Beschreibung

"The most remarkable feat in the history of sports."--sportswriter Red Smith. Nearly 60 years later, that statement still rings true as Barrett recounts the incredible story of Ben Hogan's U.S. Open victory just 16 months after suffering near-fatal injuries in a head-on car crash with a Greyhound bus.

Autor

David Barrett has been a professional golf writer for more than thirty years. For eighteen years, Barrett served as an editor at Golf magazine, where he wrote the popular "Within the Rules" column. He is a regular contributor to GolfObserver.com and the author of several previous books on golf including Making the Masters and Miracle at Merion, which was awarded the USGA's 2010 Herbert Warren Wind Book Award as the year's best book on golf. He lives in New York, New York.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Skyhorse Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 161mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9781616080822
• ISBN-10: 1616080825
• Artikelnr.: 29951209