Open: Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black

by John Feinstein
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Little, Brown (2003-05-13)
ISBN: 0316170038
EAN: 9780316170031
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 384 pages
Edition: First Edition
Release Date: 2003-05-13
SKU: 5667778
Condition: Collectable Like New
Comments: A WONDERFUL HARDBACK BOOK! 1ST EDITION. A RARE TO FIND IN EARLY PRINT. DUST COVER, HARDCOVER BOOK AND PAGES ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. GIFT QUALITY. SHIPPED RAPIDLY BY US POST OFFICE EXPEDITED. PRIORITY AIR MAIL IS PROVIDED TO AN ADDRESS THAT WILL BE OVERSEAS AND TO APO/AFO.

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In June 2002, the US Open was played, for the first time in history, on a true public golf course. Bethpage State Park is owned by the state of New York, and no membership is required to play there. This is golf at its most populist, most pure - and most challenging. In what Tiger Woods himself would declare 'the most difficult national championship', Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Nick Faldo and the rest would, through days of rain and roughs, learn the hard way that while Bethpage may be open to the public, even for the pros the chance of winning can be closed off to mere mortals. The Bethpage course was so challenging that only one player finished under par; this was golf at its most intense. With unprecedented backstage access, John Feinstein finally removes the mystery shrouding golf's most famous event, unravelling how pairings are made; qualifiers; setting up the golf course; and all the complexities of bringing golf's most exclusive competition to a truly public setting. In fascinating detail, Feinstein takes readers through every step, every thorny hole, every bitter rivalry of one of golf's greatest tournaments.

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