{"product_id":"the-secret-of-golf-the-story-of-tom-watson-and-jack-nicklaus-paperback-1","title":"The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Posnanski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"one of the best sportswriters in America\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e)--the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling story of the friendship and rivalry between golf legends Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, whose sparring matches defined the sport for more than a decade.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first time they met, at an exhibition match in 1967, Tom Watson was a seventeen-year-old high school student and Jack Nicklaus, at twenty-seven, was already the greatest golfer in the world. Though they shared some similarities--they were both Midwestern boys who had learned how to play golf at their fathers' country clubs--they differed in many ways. Nicklaus played a game of consummate control and precision. Watson hit the ball all over the place. Nicklaus lacked charm and theatrics, and he was thoroughly despised by most golf fans because he had displaced Arnold Palmer as king of the golf world. Watson was one of those Arnold Palmer fans. Yet over the next twenty years their seemingly divergent paths collided as they battled against each other again and again for a place at the top of the sport and drove each other to ever-soaring heights of accomplishment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning from that first match through the \"Duel in the Sun\" at Turnberry in 1977 to Watson's miraculous near-victory at Turnberry as he approached sixty, and informed by interviews with both players over many years, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Golf \u003c\/i\u003eis Joe Posnanski's intimate account of the most remarkable rivalry and (eventual) friendship in modern golf.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Posnanski is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of six books, including \u003ci\u003ePaterno \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Golf\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNBC Sports\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kansas City Star \u003c\/i\u003eand currently writes at JoePosnanski.com. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organizations and is the winner of two Emmy Awards. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45945832374457,"sku":"9781476766447","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/eTNXK0ZxcytCQjVvWlNTbmdKckdXQT09_1ce45feb-a06e-4d49-914d-6b13bc5b2814.webp?v=1769401781","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-secret-of-golf-the-story-of-tom-watson-and-jack-nicklaus-paperback-1","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}