The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus - Softcover

Posnanski, Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1476766444 ISBN 13: 9781476766447

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2016

Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling story of the friendship and rivalry between golf legends Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, whose sparring matches defined the sport for more than a decade.
    The first time they met, at an exhibition match in 1967, Tom Watson was a seventeen-year-old high school student and Jack Nicklaus, at twenty-seven, was already the greatest golfer in the world. Though they shared some similarities, they differed in many ways. Nicklaus played a game of consummate control and precision. Watson hit the ball all over the place. Nicklaus lacked charm and theatrics, and he was thoroughly despised by most golf fans because he had displaced Arnold Palmer as king of the golf world. Watson was one of those Arnold Palmer fans. Yet over the next twenty years their seemingly divergent paths collided as they battled against each other again and again for a place at the top of the sport and drove each other to ever-soaring heights of accomplishment.
    Spanning from that first match through the “Duel in the Sun” at Turnberry in 1977 to Watson’s miraculous near-victory at Turnberry as he approached sixty, and informed by interviews with both players over many years, The Secret of Golf is Joe Posnanski’s intimate account of the most remarkable rivalry and (eventual) friendship in modern golf.

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Praise for The Secret of Golf and Joe Posnanski

“Posnanski demonstrates the ups and down of life and sport to create a work that will resonate with avid golfers and sports fans alike.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Joe Posnanski is a hall of fame writer and this is a must for anyone who cares about either one of these guys or just golf.”
—Gary Williams of Golf Channel

“An honest look at how two legends came to golf, rose to dominate it and, at the same time, didn't lose their dignity or soul to the game and ultimately elevated friendship to the highest level.”
—Golf Digest

“Posnanski is an outstanding journalist, arguably the best pure long-form sportswriter in the land.”
—Chicago Sun-Times

“Joe Posnanski is a terrific writer.”
—Entertainment Weekly

“One of the best sportswriters in America.”
—Washington Times

About the Author

Joe Posnanski is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Paterno. He is a national columnist for NBC Sports and was a senior writer at Sports Illustrated from 2009 to 2012. In 2012, he was named National Sportswriter of the Year by the Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. Before joining SI, he was a columnist for the Kansas City Star for fifteen years, and was twice named the best sports columnist in America by the Associated Press Sports Editors. He is the author of four books and has been anthologized widely. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1476766444
• ISBN 13: 9781476766447
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256