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The Ryder Cup: The Definitive History of Playing Golf for Pride and Country

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Mr.Jarman has undertaken a tremendous task of recounting as accurately as possible every Ryder cup match ever officially played. This is no small feat which he accomplishes with surgical precision. This text is for the hardcore fan of golf and golf history, it certainly does not read as a novel, but is more akin to an encyclopedia. I believe that the Silverman review has lifted literally the most "exciting" passage in the book to share with potential readers, the book is not riveting in this sense. I recommend this book to persons with a strong interest in golf history/Ryder cup history, with the caveat that it presents facts and very little lore. If you are searching for a book that is difficult to put down,that paints the scene for you and makes you feel that you are literally in the crowd-this is not it, stick with Mr. Feinstein's two previous works, Good Walk Spoiled and The Majors.

Quite simply the best of the bunch of books now out on the Ryder Cup. The game-by-game commentary is riveting, and more importantly very balanced. Unlike say the slim volume by Bob Bubka and Tom Clavin, which was all smoke and mirrors, this substantial work does not suffer from the more jingoistic aspects of some Ryder cup reportage. The quotes from the various players placed in the margins, somewhat resembling footnotes, add incredible colour and are worth the price of admission by themselves. A laudable achievement, and now if only Mr. Jarman could be persuaded to write companion volumes covering the four Majors... I'll buy every one including extras for my golfing friends!

Certainly does justice to the history of the Ryder Cup.

Mr Jarman has presented the long and little known history of such a great event and breathed new life into it.

We all know the events of recent history (since 1991) - this book not only covers those matches in great depth, while filling in cavernous holes of history for the earlier, less known matches that shaped the Cup. Names such as Hagen, Sarazen, Hogan, Demaret and Snead now sit alongside latter day heroes like the 1999 Brookline Bombers.

This book is a massive achievement and one of the best reads I have ever had.

Thank you, Mr J

You have been judged - and passed with flying colors.

I was really looking forward to this book. I am a great fan of golf. My father was a professional player and I follow the Ryder religiously. I found this book dry and the author obsequious in an irritating way having met him at a golf tournament. I guess my expectation was set too high. I definitely would not recommend this book.

I was really looking forward to this book. I am a great fan of golf. My father was a professional player and I follow the Ryder religiously. I found this book dry and the author obsequious in an irritating way having met him at a golf tournament. I guess my expectation was set too high. I definitely would not recommend this book.