Golf's Greatest Championship: The 1960 U.S. Open - Softcover

Graubart, Julian I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589794664 ISBN 13: 9781589794665

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The 1960 U.S. Open Golf Championship played at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, Colorado, remains perhaps the most dramatic, competitive, and passionate of all Open championships. In 1960 the young lions of the game were eager to reach the top tier occupied by venerable players such as Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. In this Open only a single stroke separated the three leaders-Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, and a young but talented amateur named Jack Nicklaus-on the final two holes. The stunning conclusion would prove a watershed in the lives of all three players, and in the game itself. Golf's Greatest Championship is a suspenseful, richly detailed chronicle of this epic chapter in the game of golf.

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Review:

Not many sporting events can continue to hold you spellbound long after their completion, but the 1960 Open is one of them. It had everything: a nail-biting charge to victory by Arnold Palmer, the end of an era in Ben Hogan, and the beginning of a legend in Jack Nicklaus. Tension builds hole by hole and stroke by stroke in Julian Graubart's rousingly detailed replay of four of the most exciting days in golf history.

About the Author:

Julian I. Graubart has written for Golf Journal and other publications. He lives in Washington, D. C.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1589794664
• ISBN 13: 9781589794665
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288