At the turn : how two electrifying years changed golf forever / Steve Eubanks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eubanks, Steve, 1962-

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Golf--Tournaments.

Golf.

Golfers.

PGA Tour (Association).

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

viii, 255 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Uncorrected proof.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown Publishers, [2001]

Summary:

In two-and-a-half astonishing years, professional golf was reborn. Formerly dismissed as an elite, white, middle-aged, rich man's game, golf has rocketed into the mainstream to become a multicultural, multibillion-dollar sport, with young, hotshot athletes to rival those in the NBA and demographics to win the hearts of networks and merchandisers everywhere.

From the U.S. team's devastating loss at the 1997 Ryder Cup to their come-from-behind triumph at the 1999 Cup through the recordsetting summer of 2000, Steve Eubanks tells the story of the new boys, the bad boys, and the good old boys who changed the way America -- and the world -- think about golf. With detailed coverage of the rise of David Duval, Sergio Garcia, and, of course, Tiger Woods, as well as the backbiting and chaos at the British Open, the backstage power struggles at the PGA, and the tragic death of Payne Stewart, At the Turn is a must-read for any fan of the sport -- and any fan of sports in general.

This is the true story of a game's seemingly miraculous transformation -- a no-holds-barred, reporter's-eye view of pro golf, written by a true insider who rivals John Feinstein at his best.

Contents:

1 A Question of Life and Death 1

2 The Incident 25

3 One for Payne and One for the Ages 51

4 The Deal

September 1997 81

5 A Spanish Raffle 103

6 Do No Harm 131

7 Getting It 159

8 Pay for Play 181

9 Oh, Look, Muffy 207

10 The Comeback 231

11 Yank Yobs and Chinamen 243

12 Back to Valderrama 251

Epilogue: Not a Fair Fight 255.

OCLC:

903695758