Julie Ganz

The Best Golf Stories Ever Told - Best Stories Ever Told Julie Ganz

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-541). Table of Contents: Foreword: What Makes a Great Story Great Story Great? / Tripp Bowden -- Introduction -- Warmup: The Ethical and Physical Aspects of the Game / Charles B. MacDonald -- Part I. Golf History -- The Story behind the Rise of American Golf / Roger Henry Wethered, Joyce Wethered -- The Story of the First Ten Years of the Open Ladies' Championship / May Heztet -- The Story of My Return to Golf / J. Gordon McPherson -- The Story of the Birth of the Game of Golf / Garden Grant Smith -- The Story behind the Birth of the Rivalry between Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer / Matthew Silverman -- An Intimate Story of Miss Alexa Stirling's Golf Victories / H. E. Harman -- Part II. Golf Amateurs -- The Story of Beginning Golf / W. Proudfoot -- The Story of My First Golf Lesson / Tripp Bowden -- The Story of the Early Days on the Links / Cecil Leitch -- The Story behind My First Big Match, and Other Lessons from My Youth: An Excerpt from Golf Facts for Young People / Francis Ouimet -- The Story of My First National Championship: Another Excerpt from Golf Facts for Young People / Francis Ouimet -- The Story of My Beginnings as a Golfer, from One Member of the Great Triumvirate / Harry Vardon -- The Story of My Life as an Amateur Golfer, from a Member of the Great Triumvirate / James Braid -- The Story of Children's Golf / Bernard Darwin -- Part III. Major Tournaments -- The Story of Ben Hogan's First Major Championship / Jeff Miller -- The Story of Ben Hogan and the 1950 U. S. Open / David Barrett -- The Story of My Open Championship Victory against My Fellow Members of the Great Triumvirate / John Henry Taylor -- The Story of Masters Week at Augusta National / Tripp Bowden -- The Story of Ben Hogan's Ultimate Test / Jeff Miller -- The Story of the 18 Holes at Augusta National / Tripp Bowden -- The Story of the 1897 Open Championship / Garden Grant Smith -- The Story of the 1959 British Open / Gary Player -- The Story of the 1965 U. S. Open / Gary Player -- Part IV. Golf in Fiction -- The Story of Archibald's Benefit / P. G. Wodehouse -- The Story of Straight Golf / Anna Alice Chapin -- The Story of the Great Challenge: An Excerpt from The Enchanted Golf Clubs / Robert Marshall -- The Story of an Exciting Finish: A Second Excerpt from The Enchanted Golf Clubs / Robert Marshall -- The Story of How the Quakers Became Reconciled to the Golfers / Sarah Gunderson -- The Story of How Rankin Plays Golf / Miles Bantock, Ed. -- The Story of the Long Hole / P. G. Wodehouse -- The Story of the Golf vs. Football Debate: An Excerpt from The Halfback / Ralph Henry Barbour 21S -- The Story of the Golf Tournament: Another Excerpt from The Halfback / Ralph Henry Barbour -- The Story of Simpson and His Decision to Take Up Golf / A. A. Milne -- The Story of Golf and Social Accounts / John Kendrick Bangs -- The Story of the Curse of Imagination / Bernard Darwin -- Part V. Additional Golf Musings -- If I Were a Golf Instructor / Jerome Dunstan Travers -- Stories of Proper Golf Etiquette / Joseph Walter MeSpadden, Ed. -- The Story of Luck in Golf / Garden G. Smith -- The Story behind Tiger Woods' Nickname / Matthew Silverman -- Bobby Jones and the Story behind His Golf Course / David Barrett -- The Story of How I Traded in My Shaft / Harold Horsfall Hilton -- Problems of Handicapping: The Story / Bernard Darwin -- The Story of How 1 Found The Secret / J. Douglas Edgar -- Stories of the Hole in One / Jerome Dunstan Travers -- The Story of the Coat of Torture / Charles Evans -- The Story of the Golf Course Mystery / Chester K. Steele -- Stories of Harry Vardon's Trip to America / Harry Vardon -- The Story of Little Poison Ivy / Charles E. Van Loan -- Starting the Swing-The Universal Method / David Smith Hunter -- The Story of Physique in Golf / Harold H. Hilton -- The Story of the Charm of Golf / Alan Alexander Milne -- The Story: Should Married Men Play Golf? / Jerome Klapka Jerome -- The Story of the Tragedies of the Short Putt / Harry Leach -- The Story: If You Don't Mind My Telling You / Holworthy Hall -- The Story of the Hong-Kong Medal / W. G Van T. Sutphen -- The Story of One Golf Champion's Predictions for the Future of the Game / John G. Anderson -- Sources. Publisher Marketing: This book is a comprehensive collection of stories, each of which captures a different facet of the game of golf. Some of the best golfers in the history of the sport as well as those who have established themselves as aficionados through their writing or commentary all offer their stories from both on and off the course. Together they articulate the passion as well as the frustrations behind one of the world's most popular sports. "The Best Golf Stories Ever Told" is a book for golf fans and players alike who share a love for the game. This is part of the well-established The Best Stories series of books, each of which is selectively edited and handcrafted to include only the best stories from the best writers of the genre. "What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive."--Arnold Palmer

Contributor Bio:  Ganz, Julie Julie Ganz, currently a book editor, has written articles for several newspapers, covering a wide range of sports, including golf. Contributor Bio:  Bowden, Tripp Tripp Bowden is a former Augusta National caddy (the first full-time white caddy in the history of the elite private club), collegiate golfer, and senior advertising copywriter, first with McCann-Erickson and later with his own company, Creative Wizards Advertising. The author of Freddie & Me and a frequent speaker at prominent golf clubs across America, Tripp lives with his wife, Fletch, and children, Arrie B. and Holly Mac, in Augusta, Georgia.