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 enlarge | Creator: John Feinstein
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Category: Book
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Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 459958
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1570426848
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35266
UPC: 070993268442
EAN: 9781570426841
ASIN: 1570426848
Publication Date: May 1, 1999
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Nice account about the toughest tasks in golf September 4, 2003
There is no doubt that noted sportswriter and author, John Feinstein, is quite the golf fan. He currently has three separate books on the market about golf. "A Good Walk Spoiled" deals with the vast cross-section of PGA Tour players from the `grinders' who can barely make the tour to the elite who win the major tournaments. Feinstein's most recent book, "Open" focuses on the notable 2002 U.S. Open tournament held at New York's Bethpage Black public golf course. In between these broad and narrow manifestos, Feinstein finds a middle ground in his book, "The Majors". "The Majors" follows a similar approach to "A Good Walk Spoiled", but narrative focus is narrowed to only deal with the four `major' tournaments: The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. Instead of focusing on all the golfers who play on the tour, Feinstein cares about those are legitimate contenders for the majors and the pressures they endure in pursuit of golf's Holy Grail.
The season in question is the 1998 PGA Tour season. This is just one year after Tiger Woods burst on to the scene with his shocking domination of the 1997 Masters. In the interim, Tiger-mania has faded as has Woods' performance. 1998 is less about Tiger and more about men who have long battled for these trophies, but had, so far, failed to attain them. It is ironic that Tiger's good friends, Mark O'Meara actually became the big winner of 1998 with his victory in The Masters and the British Open.
"The Majors" is quite an enjoyable read because of how it thrusts the reader in the high pressure world of big-time golf and major tournaments. Feinstein is a gifted sportswriter and great author. "The Majors" is just one more testament to that.
 Boring. Tired. December 5, 2002
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
There is, if you can actually believe it, a line in this book about Fred Couples' girlfriend going to the bathroom. In an effort to just write whatever down, Feinstein has included a bunch of pointless subplots and ignored, once again, the tournaments themselves. The PGA, in this book, is just some homecoming for Fred Couples. You don't even get a reasonable picture of the course. You would think, given the book is about four damn events, Feinstein could tell you about the course. But, then, he figures every person who reads his book knows exactly what the hell he's talking about at all times, so....we get anecdotes about Fred Couples wanting to leave, if only his girlfriend weren't in the bathroom.
Great Book For An Avid Golfer September 26, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"The Majors" is a well written, very interesting golf book. It concentrates solely on the 1998 Majors. While entertaining, "The Majors" falls well short of Feinstein's previous work "A Good Walk Spoiled." Likewise, "The Majors" would be most interesting to an avid golfer. I gave the book to my brother, a casual fan, who found it to be rather dull.
Not bad September 20, 2002
When you pick up this book, don't think that you are going to learn everything you want to know about the 4 majors. This book focuses solely on the stories in 1998. With O'Meara winning the Masters and the British and Vijay Singh and Lee Janzen winning the PGA and US Open respectively, in comparison, it wasn't that exciting a year. Don't get me wrong, there were some interesting storylines and it was well written, but if you are a golf fan who knows some of his/her stuff, you will not learn too much. One thing I did not hear before this was that Rae's Creek is dyed blue every year. There are a few other interesting tidbits, but not too many. All in all, it was well written, but not too difficult to read. Very easy to follow.
 Great Read - Feinstein Tells a Great Story July 25, 2002
I couldn't put this book down. Feinstein weaves a great story together about the 1997 Majors season. This was Tiger's first US Open defense, and a great year for O'Meara. John Daly was falling apart, and Fred Couples was having his challenges.I'm guessing that through interviews with the players, as well as their friends and family, Feinstein gets a great deal of background material. The story that he's put together takes the reader through the four Majors in order, and makes each place come to life. I learned a great deal about what it's really like to play at Augusta National. For that matter, I learned a great deal about what it's like to spectate at the Masters. Admittedly, I have a love for the game of golf. I have played it for over twenty years; since about 7th grade. I play well, I love being on the course and I love watching the majors. So, buyer/reader beware. I ought to have loved this book. That being said, it's got plenty to offer if you're a golf widow or just like a good read about professional athletes.
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