Just a Range Ball in a Box of Titleists: On and Off the Tour with Gary McCord [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

McCord, Gary

Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1997

About this Item

As new condition blue boards, green spine, blue font cover illustration and blue spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Book(s) by Gary McCord; Author Dedication; Introduction; and McCordisms: A Glossary. "Gary McCord is the most entertaining golf commentator to come along in years." - The New York Times. "McCord is the most refreshing voice in golf, at any venue, public or private." - The Washington Post. "Gary McCord transforms golf." - Golf Magazine. "From television's number-one golf commentator and iconoclast comes a deeply funny exploration of the many mysteries of the game and those who play it. Gary McCord has been playing the PGA Tour for the last twenty-three years, and broadcasting with CBS Sports for the last ten. His success in tournaments has been, shall we say, mixed, but not so his success in television. "McCord is the most entertaining gol commentator to come along in years," says The New York Times. "Quick, knowledgeable, colorful and irreverent - a talented and very smart man." During all those years playing and talking, "a number of strange and interesting things have transpired," he admits, and he brings some of them to us now, along with his unique greens-eye view of the world of professional golf: the Tour, the personalities, the culture, the very sights and smells. In these pages, you'll find people named Norman, Pavin, Watson, Mickelson, Daly, and Nicklaus, but also the legendary mentor Mac O'Grady, who teaches McCord how to "become the ball" a little too literally, Fairway Louie and Unemployed Lloyd, denizens of the semi-mythical San Luis Rey Downs, and a combat-booted man named Demon, who provides an unforgettable pairing in the U.S. Open qualifier. In these pages, "The Range" weaves its magic; the British Open its spectacle; Qualifying School - "golf's version of hell week" - its terror; and the Masters - well, of course, McCord has a thing or two to say about the Masters. In all, it is a work of pure delight from the best in the business, further proof, in the words of Golf magazine, that "Gary McCord transforms golf." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Seller Inventory # 007646

Bibliographic Details

Title: Just a Range Ball in a Box of Titleists: On ...

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Loew, Anthony (jacket photographs)

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition