The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

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"Its difficult to beat a good golf book be it a good yarn or a picture book . . . The golf is spectacular the course more so the descriptions luminous." --USA Today "The untold story of golfs greatest money match featuring Hogan and Nelson at Cypress Point comes to life in . . . Mark Frosts gripping new book The Match." --Golf magazine "Frost weaves an exceptional narrative . . . Its a gripping tale--as good as James Patterson John Grisham or any other contemporary novelist could create. And all true. The match comes down to the 18th hole and youll be the winner once you turn the last page." --Met Golfer "Frost masterfully puts the reader not just on the scene but in the time too with terrific storytelling." --The State (South Carolina) "Frost captures an elusive magic in this improbable matchup and what it meant for those who played and witnessed it." --Publishers Weekly "The Match was a dream I never thought would come true. If I hadnt been there I wouldnt believe it myself and if you know anything about sports or the game of golf once you pick up this book you wont put it down. No one will ever see an event like this again. Fiction cant touch it." --Ken Venturi The 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George Coleman. Lowery claims that two of his employees amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi cannot be beaten in a best-ball match. Lowery challenges Coleman to bring any two golfers of his choice to the course at 10 a.m. the next day to settle the issue. Coleman accepts the challenge and shows up with his own power Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson the games greatest living professionals with fourteen major championships between them.