This was great
Well, I'm not much of a golfer, but I gotta say that this book rocks. I'm guessing this author combed every damn newspaper clipping and reference available from 1913....he must have lived in a library, cause he does a terrific job of recreating what these guys might have been saying and thinking. It made me feel like I was actually there....does a great job of capturing the tension of both the moment and the times.By the way, the story is unbelievable. This 20 year old kid, Francis Ouimet, a amateur golfer from Boston, takes on the best two golfers in the world and kicks butt....wins the U.S. Open! Unbelievable. I was shocked that I'd never even heard of this guy.Anyway, if you like an underdog versus the world story....sort of like Rocky or Hoosiers, this book is for you. I can't wait to see the movie.