The Masters
Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia
$41.14
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
15 May 1999
Summary
The Masters golf tournament weaves a hypnotic spell. It is the toughest ticket in sports, with black-market tickets selling for $10,000 and more. Success at Augusta National breeds legends, while failure can overshadow even the most brilliant of careers. But as Curt Sampson, author of the bestselling Hogan, reveals in The Masters, a cold heart beats behind the warm antebellum façade of this famous Augusta course. And that heart belongs to the man who killed himself on the gr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375753374 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375753370 |
| Author: | Curt Sampson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 1999 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 132mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
“Jack Nicklaus may own six green jackets, but no one has captured the Masters like [Curt] Sampson.”
–The (Baton Rouge) Advocate
“Sampson has put together a great story of a powerful institution.”
–Austin.Citysearch.com
”[Curt Sampson’s] fine new book, The Masters, is the only
way we mortals are ever going to gain entrée to the hallowed Augusta National Golf Club.” –The Dallas Morning News
About The Author
Curt Sampson
Curt Sampson was a junior, amateur, and college golfer. He has written three other books- The Eternal Summer, Full Court Pressure, and Hogan. Sampson lives in Ennis, Texas, with his wife and two children.
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