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Highlights
- Calvin Peete is the first-ever biography of an often-overlooked PGA star, one of the best Black golfers in history.
- About the Author: Gordon Hobson is a retired attorney and first-time author from Columbus, Ohio.
- 176 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Sports
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About the Book
Calvin Peete is the first-ever biography of an often-overlooked PGA star, one of the best Black golfers in history. His story is unprecedented in the world of golf: born to a family of migrant laborers, Peete dropped out of school, went to work picking crops, first swung a gol...Book Synopsis
Calvin Peete is the first-ever biography of an often-overlooked PGA star, one of the best Black golfers in history. His story is unprecedented in the world of golf: born to a family of migrant laborers, Peete dropped out of school, went to work picking crops, first swung a golf club at the age of 23--and rose to the top of the PGA.
Review Quotes
A compelling read that ignites excitement and delivers insight on one of golf's most exceptional ball strikers.
Before reading Gordon Hobson's excellent biography, all I knew of Calvin Peete was that he was a Black golfer with an uncanny ability to find the fairway from off the tee. Thanks to Hobson's extensive research and vivid storytelling, I received a much-needed education. While Peete almost always hit the ball straight, off the course he had to overcome twists and turns that would have wrecked many a lesser man.
About the Author
Gordon Hobson is a retired attorney and first-time author from Columbus, Ohio. He was raised in a golfing family and has caddied in an LPGA event, a PGA Pro-Am, and for Bruce Fleisher when he won the 1968 U.S. Amateur.
