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 enlarge | Author: Kevin Cook
Publisher: Gotham
Category: Book
List Price: $27.50
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 298969
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 1.3
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3520922
ASIN: B000XKIFA4
Publication Date: April 5, 2007
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Bringing Old Tom & Young Tom back to life May 20, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The mythology of St. Andrews and "Old" and "Young" Tom Morris is well known amongst most golfers with at least a passing interest in the game's history and historic figures. We know about Old Tom's innovations at St. Andrews (which was his second stop as a head greenskeeper and teacher, lasting 44 years) and Young Tom's British Open success (he won four straight championships), but it takes Kevin Cook's beautifully written account of their lives to help us really get to know them. This is a marvelous book, well-researched and well-told, about two men who had enormous impact on the game - not just at the birthplace of golf, but on its history. Reading it is a magical experience, even if you don't play the game.
Tom and Tommy Morris Come Alive Again May 13, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Kevin Cook's poignant biography of the Morrises brings Tom and Tommy alive for his readers. It's much more than a story of their lives. It's about fathers and sons, families, social classes, golf, and the birth of the touring golf professional.
Tom's story gives us a keen insight into golf and a golfer's life in the second half of the 19th century. Many aspects of golf have changed over the years and, surprisingly, many have remained exactly as they were 150 years ago.
The reason for the seemingly strange title is revealed in the final sentence of the book.
This book should be on every golfer's Best-Sellers list.
Early golf history comes to life! May 13, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you're a golf history nut, or just interested in late 1800's-early 1900's, you'll love this book. If you just like to know more about the great game of golf, this is your book. Kevin Cook brings the world of St. Andrews and Scotland to life. You can just about smell the oil lamps burning on the streets or the low tide blowing in from the North Sea. Oh, and the history of Tom Morris and his son, Tommy, is just amazing. I felt like I was reading a novel but is was true! If you love golf or know someone that loves the game you must get this book. It's a classic.
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