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The Greatest U.S. Opens - by David Barrett (Hardcover)

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  • In The Greatest U.S. Opens, veteran golf journalist and author David Barrett brings readers inside the ropes at the most dramatic tournaments since the Open's inception in 1895.
  • About the Author: David Barrett has been a professional golf writer for over three decades, including serving as a senior editor at Golf Magazine.
  • 277 Pages
  • Sports + Recreation, Golf

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In The Greatest U.S. Opens, veteran golf journalist and author David Barrett brings readers inside the ropes at the most dramatic tournaments since the Open's inception in 1895. Renowned as the most challenging of the major championships, the U.S. Open has showcased the country's greatest golf courses, including Pebble Beach, Oakmont, Merion and Shinnecock Hills. And, with notoriously long "Open rough" and super-fast greens, the U.S Open is typically the toughest challenge of the year, providing a forum for the greats of the game to test their mettle and prove their stature by winning multiple times--including Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. The extreme difficulty of a U.S. Open course has also yielded the occasional and unlikely upset, including Francis Oiumet's 1913 thrilling victory over English greats Harry Vardon and Ted Ray or Jack Fleck stealing a shocking win from Hogan in 1955. Barrett also captures the tournament's many classic moments including Arnold Palmer's heroic charge in 1960, Tom Watson's chip-in to take down Nicklaus at Pebble Beach in 1982, and Payne Stewart's putt to clinch a victory at Pinehurst in 1999 just months before his tragic death.



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"Barrett does this sort of thing so well, maybe better than anyone else. His insight, and the depth of his research, are evident on every page and bring the events of perhaps the 20 most significant, most exciting, and most notable U.S. Opens between 1913 to 2021 to life. It's a very enjoyable read that will fill gaps in your knowledge and perhaps give you a newfound respect for the game's most difficult 72 holes."--Links Magazine

"Barrett (The Story of the Masters) writes with aplomb and enthusiasm about 20 U.S. Opens from 1913 to 2021. Barrett aptly captures the excitement of the action and the pressure felt by golfers, without hyperbole or hype. This well-written, well-researched, and fast-paced work showcases why so many people love golf. It's a title to give golf fans or readers looking to get hooked on the sport."--Rob Tench, Library Journal

"The most riveting U.S. Opens as captured in vivid detail by the best chronicler in the game. Thank you, David Barrett, for adding this treasure to the library of golf."--George Peper, Editor of Links magazine and author of 20 books, most recently Rainmaker

"David Barrett is a masterful storyteller who takes the reader inside the game like few others." --James Dodson, Author of Ben Hogan: An American Life

"It's so nice to finally have a book digging into the wild, weird and great moments in U.S. Open history. No one is better suited to do this than David Barrett, a meticulous researcher and golf historian who tells the stories of the greatest U.S. Opens with his usual dexterity." --Geoff Shackeford, Author of Golf Architecture for Normal People and publisher of The Quadrilateral, a top-ranked Substack golf publication.

"Barrett closes his comprehensive book not with Brooks Koepka's or Bryson DeChambeau's multiple wins but with Jon Rahm, whose birdies at Torrey Pines' last two holes brought victory. Fans of golf's history will savor this captivating book."--Kirkus Reviews

"David Barrett's recountings of the greatest U.S. Opens are so vivid, colorful, precise and as wonderful as storytelling gets. Prepare to rearrange your bookshelf--this work will take a place front-row, center."--Guy Yocum, Former Senior Editor at Golf Didgest



About the Author



David Barrett has been a professional golf writer for over three decades, including serving as a senior editor at Golf Magazine. He graduated from Haverford College, and has covered the major golf championships, including more than 20 U.S. Opens. He is the author of seven previous books, including Miracle at Merion, winner of the USGA's 2010 Herbert Warren Wind Award for the best golf book of the year, and The Story of the Masters, which was shortlisted for the same award in 2021.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.28 Inches (H) x 6.32 Inches (W) x .82 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.17 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 277
Genre: Sports + Recreation
Sub-Genre: Golf
Publisher: Tatra Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: David Barrett
Language: English
Street Date: October 30, 2024
TCIN: 1005946619
UPC: 9781732222779
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-7099
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.82 inches length x 6.32 inches width x 9.28 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.17 pounds
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