Golf's Greatest Eighteen Hardcover - 2003

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Who are the greatest male golfers of all time? Were the game's top eighteen golfers alive and playing on an equal filed as this year's Master, who might be in the lead? How much would Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, or Sam Snead have made in today's dollars? Senior golf correspondent and award-winning columnist David Mackintosh and eighteen of the world's most acclaimed golf writers offer a fascinating compendium that takes on the most-debated question in the game of golf: Who really is the greatest? This engaging armchair reader, with eighteen individual and unique essays on the eighteen best golfers, is a highly entertaining journey through the past eighty years of golfing history. Its captivating blend of memorable highlights, intimate insights, and fresh anecdotes will remind readers of why they fell in love with the game in the first place. Golf's Greatest brings together golf's historical feats with modern-day statistical analysis. All essays are original and conclude with a summary of each player's major championship wins, career earnings, and new money earnings. Contributing writers include: Mike Purkey - President of the Golf Writers of America James Dodson - author of Final Rou