A Golf Story: Bobby Jones, Augusta National, and the Masters Tournament [Hardcover]

Charles Price (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 1986

Originally published in 1986, 'A Golf Story' has become a classic. Augusta National has opened its archives to make this an authorised history of both the club and its historic tournament.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This is a thoroughly researched and engrossing history of the Augusta National Golf Club and its crown jewel, the Masters Tournament. Designed by Bobby Jones in the early 1930s, the Masters achieved major status more quickly than any other tournament played. While the narrative does proceed to the age of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, the author is primarily concerned with illuminating the romantic earlier days of American golf. This is golf history at its best and it belongs in libraries with active golf collections. Laurence Hull, Cannon Memorial Lib., Concord, N.C.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"...a timeless book. Everyone who loves the game should read A Golf Story..." -Jack Nicklaus "A Great and lasting tribute... a literary gem." -Arnold Palmer" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum; 1st edition (May 30, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689115601
• ISBN-13: 978-0689115608
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,971,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Golf Story, November 16, 2001

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Rick Eaton (Atlanta, GA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Golf Story: Bobby Jones, Augusta National, and the Masters Tournament (Hardcover)

A tremendous story about arguably the greatest golfer of all time, the most meticulously groomed golf course of all time and the best run golf tournament of all time.
The author has a thorough and scholarly approach to his writing. What makes it great though is the fact that the nearly mythical Bob Jones befriended this young writer so the book is filled with many first hand views. If you love golf and you want to know more about the origins of the modern game this is the book for you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Jones, January 19, 2006

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John D. Moody "moodster2" (Hotlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Golf Story: Bobby Jones, Augusta National, and the Masters Tournament (Hardcover)

This book is a gem, the best ever written on Bobby, Roberts, and Augusta National. Price's account of Bobby is "priceless", if you've ever wanted to know about this amazing man and the origins of Augusta National/the Masters, buy this book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Bobby Jones by Charles Price, February 16, 2008

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Norman R. Shafer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Golf Story (Paperback)

I have most every book every written about Bob Jones, Augusta, The Masters including several by Mr. Price. I believe the author was trying to show the flowing and the "behind the brain scenes" of events. It rambles. There is no doubt that Mr. Price loved, respected, admired Bob Jones--remember he really played tournament golf from 1924-1930 and won 13 majors including The Grand Slam in 1930 AS AN AMATEUR where any sort of payment clubs, balls, transportation, clothes, etc. was strickly against the USGA rules for Amateur Golfers so in 1930 when he retired, he was flat broke: with a degree in Engineering from Georgia Tech, Literature Degree from Harvard and a Law degree from Emory (but never finished because he passed the bar 2 years before graduating.
I did especially enjoy his last chapter: tender, sad, filled with loss and yet, to quote Bob's caddie on his last round of golf at St Andrews in 1936, when nobody knew he was coming yet the town shutdown when they knew "our Bobby"is back; the caddie said the only time they spoke to each other: You are a wonder Sir; Aye a true wonder! And so he was. The book is good to have but not the best and I would expect more from Price.