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In 1956, a casual bet between two millionaires eventually pitted two of the greatest golfers of the era-Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan-against top amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi. The year 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George Coleman. Lowery claims that two of his employees, amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, cannot be beaten in a best-ball match, and challenges Coleman to bring any two golfers of his choice to the course at 10 a.m. the next day to settle the issue. Coleman accepts the challenge and shows up with his own power team Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, the game's greatest living professionals, with fourteen major championships between them. In Mark Frost's peerless hands, complete with the recollections of all the participants, the story of this immortal foursome and the game they played that day-legendarily known in golf circles as the greatest private match ever played-comes to life with powerful, emotional impact and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Read The Match The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever eBook Mark Frost
"I’m 60 years old and loved and played golf for over 20 years until severe back problems forced me to quit (along with all the other sports I love, especially running). I knew all four players in this story except for Harvie Ward, whom I had never heard of. Since the game the book is about took place in 1956, I wasn’t even born yet so I never saw any of the players play. But of course I knew who Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Ken Venturi were. Ken was still announcing golf on TV when I was younger and I knew Mr. Nelson as the old gentleman who would open the Masters with a ceremonial first drive. The only thing I knew about Ben Hogan’s life I learned from the movie “Follow The Sunâ€, which I didn’t realize was such a poorly shallow rehash of Hogan’s life. But that was really all I knew about them and it’s really a shame that you could live for 60 years, love golf and NOT know this story (or more about the men in it). I think I remember reading that they were making a movie based on this book but if not, they really should. The movie “The Greatest Game Ever Playedâ€, based on the book of the same name (and coincidentally written by the same author) is the best golf movie in existence in my opinion. When I was a teenager, even Arnold Palmer was past his playing prime and so was Jack Nicklaus except for his amazing Masters victory at aged 47 (I can’t swear to his age but for an athlete he was old and I don’t mean that in a disrespectful way at all). There is a postscript to this book and it was, for me at least, a must read. I’d recommend reading this book to the very end since it tells of the man and woman who actually designed and built Cypress Point. The guy who designed it also designed a little course called Augusta National. Buy this book and read it. You won’t regret it even if you don’t play golf. My only regret is that I didn’t know this story or about Cypress Point when I was stationed at Camp Pendleton early in my Marine Corps career. If I had, I would have made the drive just to see the course even if it wasn’t possible to play it."
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The Match The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever eBook Mark Frost Reviews :
The Match The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever eBook Mark Frost Reviews
- I’m 60 years old and loved and played golf for over 20 years until severe back problems forced me to quit (along with all the other sports I love, especially running). I knew all four players in this story except for Harvie Ward, whom I had never heard of. Since the game the book is about took place in 1956, I wasn’t even born yet so I never saw any of the players play. But of course I knew who Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Ken Venturi were. Ken was still announcing golf on TV when I was younger and I knew Mr. Nelson as the old gentleman who would open the Masters with a ceremonial first drive. The only thing I knew about Ben Hogan’s life I learned from the movie “Follow The Sunâ€, which I didn’t realize was such a poorly shallow rehash of Hogan’s life. But that was really all I knew about them and it’s really a shame that you could live for 60 years, love golf and NOT know this story (or more about the men in it). I think I remember reading that they were making a movie based on this book but if not, they really should. The movie “The Greatest Game Ever Playedâ€, based on the book of the same name (and coincidentally written by the same author) is the best golf movie in existence in my opinion. When I was a teenager, even Arnold Palmer was past his playing prime and so was Jack Nicklaus except for his amazing Masters victory at aged 47 (I can’t swear to his age but for an athlete he was old and I don’t mean that in a disrespectful way at all). There is a postscript to this book and it was, for me at least, a must read. I’d recommend reading this book to the very end since it tells of the man and woman who actually designed and built Cypress Point. The guy who designed it also designed a little course called Augusta National. Buy this book and read it. You won’t regret it even if you don’t play golf. My only regret is that I didn’t know this story or about Cypress Point when I was stationed at Camp Pendleton early in my Marine Corps career. If I had, I would have made the drive just to see the course even if it wasn’t possible to play it.
- I don't play golf but my husband and son do so I read this book to be able to discuss it with them. I was surprised to find that it was a wonderful read that gave me real insight to the people who played the game for all the right reasons. I loved hearing about how some of the women influenced the game and the description of Cypress Point. It is amazing to know how the game got its start in America and how much it has improved over the years. Very enjoyable.
- This is my favorite golf history book.
Golf and baseball are two sports that translate best into good literature. The Match is reminiscent of Peter Gammons’ Beyond The Sixth Game because it’s primary thesis is that The Match involving Hogan, Nelson, Venturi & Ward - like the Red Sox - Reds game in the 1975 World Series - changed the sport for ever.
The biographies of the four men at the center of The Match, which biographies are presented in the book, are compelling. The backdrop of Cypress Hill is special. I recommend reading it by referring to a map of each hole of the course. You can pinpoint each shot, which Mark Frost presents in detail.
An added bonus is the story of Marion Hollins, the woman behind the development of
Cypress Hill and later Pasatiempo.
I can not say enough about this wonderful book. All the more so because The Match was played on the day of my birth - January 11, 1956. - I read this book because after seeing the film "Greatest Game Ever Played," I wanted more information on the various players in the U.S. Open that is the subject of the film. This book is filled with historical significance about the beginning of professional golf, and the details of this particular match, two professional versus two amateurs, are both interesting and informative. The writing is spare (think a Clint Eastwood film) but in this instance, the word is worth a thousand pictures (as opposed to a picture being worth a thousand words). After reading this book, I ordered "Greatest Game Ever Played" knowing the writing was to my liking.
- Was introduced to Mark Frost through his fantastic book, The Greatest Game Ever Played (the movie does not do it justice) and bought this to replace my copy I had bought a few years ago, lent out and have yet to have returned. This book is able to wind golf history, Hollywood and an incredible four ball match seamlessly in a way that you will want to keep reading it. I have never played Cypress Point but felt I was right there with each shot. It was if I was walking the fairways with an old friend who, in between shots, tells you a little side story as to the history of each player and how he had arrived here. In recently re-reading it I had forgot how much I had enjoyed it the first few times I read it.
- One of the most entertaining books I've read in quite some time. The book was very well written and held my interest throughout. What made it even more interesting was the way the author interspersed the stories of the main characters with the story of this ultimate golf match between the two best amateurs of the time against arguably the two best pros of the time. The hole-by-hole description of the match was so vivid it was almost like watching it on TV.
- The author is a genius in compiling so much detail in the lives of so many complicated, diverse individuals that make up this story, and make it readable and appealing throughout. When the main book is done and finished, the author spares no expense in enriching the reader with more history behind the building of the three main golf courses. There is so much to be learned about the history of the Monterey Peninsula and afterward I had a feeling of nostalgia and a yearning for the “old days,†when Bing Crosby, was the official greeter of the Clambake. I, for one, feel enriched by this book and I highly recommend it. My Thanks to the author.
- There was nothing to dislike about this book except that it had to end. It's not only one of the best books about golf I have read, it's one of the best books I've read. My dad was an excellent golfer who might have had pro talent, but had a family to feed. He was golfing at the same time this book took place and loved a game that many years ago I learned to love, too (even though I was a girl.)
