The Pga Championship - John Companiotte, Catherine Lewis

The Pga Championship

The Season's Final Major
Buch | Hardcover
256 Seiten
2004
Clock Tower Press (Verlag)
978-1-932202-08-3 (ISBN)
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On Sunday at the PGA, golfers face their last opportunity to win a major each year, and the whole world is watching. Begun in 1916 with a mere 31 players, the Championship annually attracts a quarter of a million spectators and has been won by the biggest names in golf----Walter Hagen, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Lee Trevino, Nick Price, and Tiger Woods.

John Companiotte is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and is the author of the book Jimmy Demaret: The Swinga s The Thing. His articles have appeared in Golf Magazine, Links, Carolina Fairways, Golf Georgia, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Art & Antiques, Elite Traveler, and AirTran Arrivals. He has been a volunteer with the Georgia State Golf Association for over ten years, serving on the executive committee since 2000. He was named to the national communication committee of the United States Golf Association in 2002. Catherine Lewis, is a curator and special projects coordinator at the Atlanta History Center and an associate professor of history and women's studies at Kennesaw Sate University. She has curated dozens of exhibitions, notably Down the Fairway with Bobby Jones, the largest permanent exhibition on his life and legacy on view at the Atlanta History Center. A member of the Golf Writers Association of America, she is also the author of Considerable Passions: Golf, Masters, and the Legacy of Bobby Jones.

Acknowledgments. Foreword by Jack Nicklaus. Chapter One: An Auspicious Beginning. Chapter Two: The Making of a Major. Chapter Three: Golf's Golden Fleece. Chapter Four: The Giants of the Game. Chapter Five: The PGA Championship in the Age of Television. Chapter Six: The March of the Golden Bear. Chapter Seven: Sunday at the PGA. Chapter Eight: Glory's Last Shot. Appendices. The PGA Championship Record Book. A History of the Season's Final Major: A Traveling Exhibition. The PGA Historical Center.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 29.5.2004
Verlagsort Ann Arbor
Sprache englisch
Maße 264 x 289 mm
Gewicht 1 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Golf
ISBN-10 1-932202-08-0 / 1932202080
ISBN-13 978-1-932202-08-3 / 9781932202083
Zustand Neuware
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