This book provides the first in-depth look at the controversial Hale-America National Open, won by Ben Hogan in 1942 against the backdrop of the wartime home front. Peter May champions Hogan's claim that it should have counted as an official US Open, which would have given him a record five US Open titles.
This book provides the first in-depth look at the controversial Hale-America National Open, won by Ben Hogan in 1942 against the backdrop of the wartime home front. Peter May champions Hogan's claim that it should have counted as an official US Open, which would have given him a record five US Open titles.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Peter May has been covering and writing about sports for more than three decades, for the last several years as a Boston-based correspondent for The New York Times. At the Boston Globe, he specialized in covering the Boston Celtics and the NBA, earning numerous writing awards. He also covered three Super Bowls, two World Series, the 2004 Olympics, and a number of international basketball tournaments. He is a senior lecturer in journalism at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. May is the author of four books: The Big Three: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish: The Best Frontcourt in the History of Basketball ; The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Boston Celtics, the NBA's Greatest Team of All-Time; Won't Back Down: Teams, Dreams and Family with Kim Mulkey , and Top of The World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' 2007-08 Championship Season .
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Prologue Preface Part One - Eleven Months Chapter 1: May 1941-January 1942: The USGA Giveth and the USGA Taketh Away Chapter 2: April-June 1942: Augusta, Seaview and East Lake Part Two - Four Days Chapter 3: The Hale-America Round One, June 18: Ridgemoor and Mr. Icicle Chapter 4: The Hale-America Round Two, June 19: Mr. 62 Chapter 5: The Hale-America Round Three, June 20: Good Times Jimmy Chapter 6: The Hale-America Round Four, June 21: Ben and Bobby One Last Time Part Three - Controversy and Aftermath Chapter 7: Controversy: When Is a US Open Not a US Open? Chapter 8: October 1945 to August 1946: The End of Hostilities and the Return of the US Open Chapter 9: The Back Nine: The Foursome on the Back Nine of Life Epilogue: Preserving the Legacy: The Hoganistas
Prologue Preface Part One - Eleven Months Chapter 1: May 1941-January 1942: The USGA Giveth and the USGA Taketh Away Chapter 2: April-June 1942: Augusta, Seaview and East Lake Part Two - Four Days Chapter 3: The Hale-America Round One, June 18: Ridgemoor and Mr. Icicle Chapter 4: The Hale-America Round Two, June 19: Mr. 62 Chapter 5: The Hale-America Round Three, June 20: Good Times Jimmy Chapter 6: The Hale-America Round Four, June 21: Ben and Bobby One Last Time Part Three - Controversy and Aftermath Chapter 7: Controversy: When Is a US Open Not a US Open? Chapter 8: October 1945 to August 1946: The End of Hostilities and the Return of the US Open Chapter 9: The Back Nine: The Foursome on the Back Nine of Life Epilogue: Preserving the Legacy: The Hoganistas
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