A penetrating, moving profile of one of golfs most legendary players Bobby Jones was one of the greatest golfers of all time. In 1930, he became the only person to win the Grand Slam-a singular achievement in sports history. It was also a precarious adventure that was littered with near catastrophes on and off the golf course. Using a vast amount of new material, Ron Rapoport gives an unprecedented in-depth portrait of Jones, revealing his life as never before: the anger that accompanied his early failings on the course, the effects of the pressure on his health, and the secret agonies of the illness that ultimately led to his death.…mehr
A penetrating, moving profile of one of golfs most legendary players Bobby Jones was one of the greatest golfers of all time. In 1930, he became the only person to win the Grand Slam-a singular achievement in sports history. It was also a precarious adventure that was littered with near catastrophes on and off the golf course. Using a vast amount of new material, Ron Rapoport gives an unprecedented in-depth portrait of Jones, revealing his life as never before: the anger that accompanied his early failings on the course, the effects of the pressure on his health, and the secret agonies of the illness that ultimately led to his death.
RON RAPOPORT is an award-winning sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and sports commentator for National Public Radio's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon. He is the author of See How She Runs: Marion Jones and the Making of a Champion, the coauthor of Betty Garrett and Other Songs: A Life on Stage and Screen, and the editor of A Kind of Grace: A Treasury of Sportswriting by Women.
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Introduction. PART I: Little Bob and Mr. Jones. 1. East Lake Days. 2. The Jewel of the South. 3. The Keeper of the Flame. 4. "Emotions Which Could Not Be Endured". 5. "By No Means Fit for the Honourable Company". 6. The Long Lane Turns. 7. "My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, Are We Downhearted?". 8. "It Was Perfect and That Is All There Is to Say about It". 9. "Like a Hero Back from the War". 10. "He Belongs to Us All". 11. "You Can Never Know How I Envied You". 12. "Don't Kill the Star in the Prologue". PART II: The Grand Slam. 13. Impregnable Quadrilaterals, Then and Now. 14. "Your Boy Is Just Too Good". 15. The British Amateur: "They Ought to Burn Him at the Stake". 16. The British Open: Great Men of Hoylake. 17. The U.S. Open: "The Lord Must Have Had His Arms Around Me". 18. Homecoming. 19. The U.S. Amateur: "Into the Land of My Dreams". 20. Quitting the Memorable Scene. PART III: The Best That Life Can Offer . . . and the Worst. 21. Hollywood, Augusta, and Beyond. 22. "White as
Introduction Part I: Little Bob and Mr. Jones 1. East Lake Days 2. The Jewel of the South 3. The Keeper of the Flame 4. "Emotions Which Could Not Be Endured" 5. "By No Means Fit for the Honourable Company" 6. The Long Lane Turns 7. "My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, Are We Downhearted?" 8. "It Was Perfect and That Is All There Is to Say about It" 9. "Like a Hero Back from the War" 10. "He Belongs to Us All" 11. "You Can Never Know How I Envied You" 12. "Don't Kill the Star in the Prologue" Part II: The Grand Slam 13. Impregnable Quadrilaterals, Then and Now 14. "Your Boy Is Just Too Good" 15. The British Amateur: "They Ought to Burn Him at the Stake" 16. The British Open: Great Men of Hoylake 17. The U.S. Open: "The Lord Must Have Had His Arms Around Me" 18. Homecoming 19. The U.S. Amateur: "Into the Land of My Dreams" 20. Quitting the Memorable Scene Part III: The Best That Life Can Offer ... and the Worst 21. Hollywood, Augusta, and Beyond 22. "White as the Ku Klux Klan" 23. "I've Been Having Some Numbness in My Limbs" 24. "Will Ye No' Come Back Again?" Sources and Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
Introduction. PART I: Little Bob and Mr. Jones. 1. East Lake Days. 2. The Jewel of the South. 3. The Keeper of the Flame. 4. "Emotions Which Could Not Be Endured". 5. "By No Means Fit for the Honourable Company". 6. The Long Lane Turns. 7. "My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, Are We Downhearted?". 8. "It Was Perfect and That Is All There Is to Say about It". 9. "Like a Hero Back from the War". 10. "He Belongs to Us All". 11. "You Can Never Know How I Envied You". 12. "Don't Kill the Star in the Prologue". PART II: The Grand Slam. 13. Impregnable Quadrilaterals, Then and Now. 14. "Your Boy Is Just Too Good". 15. The British Amateur: "They Ought to Burn Him at the Stake". 16. The British Open: Great Men of Hoylake. 17. The U.S. Open: "The Lord Must Have Had His Arms Around Me". 18. Homecoming. 19. The U.S. Amateur: "Into the Land of My Dreams". 20. Quitting the Memorable Scene. PART III: The Best That Life Can Offer . . . and the Worst. 21. Hollywood, Augusta, and Beyond. 22. "White as
Introduction Part I: Little Bob and Mr. Jones 1. East Lake Days 2. The Jewel of the South 3. The Keeper of the Flame 4. "Emotions Which Could Not Be Endured" 5. "By No Means Fit for the Honourable Company" 6. The Long Lane Turns 7. "My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, Are We Downhearted?" 8. "It Was Perfect and That Is All There Is to Say about It" 9. "Like a Hero Back from the War" 10. "He Belongs to Us All" 11. "You Can Never Know How I Envied You" 12. "Don't Kill the Star in the Prologue" Part II: The Grand Slam 13. Impregnable Quadrilaterals, Then and Now 14. "Your Boy Is Just Too Good" 15. The British Amateur: "They Ought to Burn Him at the Stake" 16. The British Open: Great Men of Hoylake 17. The U.S. Open: "The Lord Must Have Had His Arms Around Me" 18. Homecoming 19. The U.S. Amateur: "Into the Land of My Dreams" 20. Quitting the Memorable Scene Part III: The Best That Life Can Offer ... and the Worst 21. Hollywood, Augusta, and Beyond 22. "White as the Ku Klux Klan" 23. "I've Been Having Some Numbness in My Limbs" 24. "Will Ye No' Come Back Again?" Sources and Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
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