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~ (Author), Bryon C. Nelson (Introduction), Phil Michelson (Foreword), Jack Burke (Foreword) "Maybe I should give up the game," Byron Nelson told reporters in August after losing the 1944 PGA Championship finals match to Bob Hamilton..." (more)
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This workmanlike history of Byron Nelson's landmark year on the PGA tour in 1945--11 victories in a row, 18 in total--sticks mostly to shot-by-shot accounts, but they are some shots! Nelson's feat remains one of the most remarkable in the history of sports, but it has always been somewhat disparaged on the grounds that it took place during World War II, when many touring pros were in the service. Companiotte, drawing heavily on Nelson's autobiography, How I Played the Game (1993), shows the fallacies in that argument--most of the leading pros played at least some if not all of 1945--but acknowledges the absence of Ben Hogan through most of the year. This would have been a more compelling account if the author had developed the narrative, adding a sense of the personalities involved and the human context behind the scores, much like Michael Blaine was able to do in the recent King of Swings, about amateur champion Johnny Goodman. Still, for those interested in exactly how Nelson did what he did, this volume delivers the goods. Bill Ott
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Byron Nelson: The Most Remarkable Year in the History of Golf provides a detailed narative of Nelson's accomplishments during 1945.

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  • Hardcover: 236 pages
  • Publisher: Triumph Books (IL) (April 30, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1572438134
  • ISBN-13: 978-1572438132
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #892,760 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, December 23, 2009
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Very nostalgic book by a greta storyteller. They didn't mark their balls back then!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting facts, not much of a read though., February 7, 2007
The book is an interesting chronicle of Byron's 1945 season, however the writing is rather dry. I think it could have been much more interesting if the author had more of a flair. I have read a lot of golf books, and this just left me slightly underwhelmed.
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