The Old Man and His Game is the story of a golf collector who gets an unexpected gift from golf late in life. Seasoned golfers will recognize a Harvey Penick-type character in the old man, and all golfers will be surprised by the ending. Scenes of how golf is really played at a course, especially in a tournament, will delight golfers of all ages, including teenagers. The generous type size in this book makes it an easy read.

The Old Man and His Game (Golf's Gift)

Sports & Outdoors

BOB THOMAS

Golf

Bob Thomas Books

<p>Truly unique in both concept and approach, here is a fiction based on nonfiction account of what made one of the finest golfers who has ever lived: the great Ben Hogan. A legend in his own time as well as today, Hogan is a four-time PGA Player of the Year, and one of only five persons to win all four Grand Slam Titles. Much has been written about the mechanics of his game, but Hogan's reclusive lifestyle left millions of fans to merely speculate about his mental game and what made it one of the best in the sport. Now that secret is revealed. By interweaving historical fact with careful deduction, author Bob Thomas offers a more complete picture – a mental and emotional picture – of the whole man and shows just what it was that drove this indisputable master to achieve his spectacular records. It’s the only book about Hogan that Hogan himself liked.</p>

Ben Hogan's Secret: A Literary Portrait

THOMAS, BOB

Biographies

Hardcovr with Dustjacket in used - Like New condition, #523 in Limited Edition of 1200 signed copies, signed and dedicated by the Author, book is in collectable condition

Why Bobby Jones Quit Author's Edition

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

<p>At the dawn of the jazz age and the golden age of sport, one man was ready to burst upon the golf scene as no one had done before or since: Bobby Jones. It was a time of different golf rules, the growth of golf as a major sport, ancient equipment, unruly fans and great amateur and professional players, but Bobby Jones overcame them all. For the next ten years, Jones ruled, setting records that others would feign to touch and emulate. You’ll learn things you never knew about Bobby Jones in this book. Jones had the first traveling public relations agent in Oscar Bane Keeler and he had the first traveling teacher, Stewart Maiden. Harvey Penick, the author of golf’s beloved "Little Red Book," called Maiden the best golf instructor of all time. Many people think of a sport only in present-day terms. But you cannot understand a sports figure unless you also understand his time and place. Then, you’ll truly know what he had to go through to do what he did. This book effectively transports you back to Bobby Jones’ day. Written in the nonfiction novel format created for his best-selling "Ben Hogan’s Secret" and the golf classic "Golf Gave Me Something to Love," author Bob Thomas blends the actual words and themes used by Jones, Keeler, Maiden and Jones’ father, Big Bob, to bring the grand story of Bobby Jones to life in riveting scenes. You’ll feel as though you’re there as Jones winds his way through golf and history to become the great hero of the South, the USGA and the United States and golf in general. This is the book that should have been made into the movie about Bobby Jones.</p>

Why Bobby Jones Quit: A Literary Portrait

Miscellaneous

Why Bobby Jones Quit: a Literary Portrait

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