The Greatest Game Ever Played : Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf

The Greatest Game Ever Played : Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf
ISBN: 9780786888009
Publication Date: 1 November 2004

What Seabiscuit was to the early years of horse racing, The Greatest Game Ever Played is to the birth of modern golf. This thrilling narrative chronicles the birth of the modern game of golf, told through the story of Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon. These men, in pursuit of their passion for a game that captivated them as children, lifted them out of lives of common poverty and broke down rigid social barriers that made their sport accessible to everyone on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, positioning golf as one of the most widely played games in the world today. Bestselling Category: What Seabiscuit was to the early years of horse racing, The Greatest Game Ever Played is to the birth of modern golf. The phenomenal success of books by John Feinstein and Harvey Penick demonstrate the potential for the right golf book to sell hundreds of thousands of copies. Every year seems to bring another golf bestseller. Original Research: The Greatest Game Ever Played reads as sports story, biography, social history, and dramatic confrontation. After having researched this topic for nine months, Mark Frost has come across richer source material that few people have encountered. Perfect Timing: There has never been a better time for a story about genuine heroes, national pride and the enduring friendship between America and Great Britain.