The Slam
Subtitle: Bobby Jones and the Price of Glory
Publisher: Rodale Books
Published: April 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781594861208
Subjects: Golf; True Stories; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Jones, Bobby,; Golf - General; Sports & Recreation; Biography / Autobiography; United States; Sports; USA; History; Sports - General; Sports & Recreation / Golf; 1902-1971; Biography; Golfers
First sentence: This is a book about Bobby Jones and 1930, his big year.
Description: An intriguing and detailed look at the greatest season a golfer has ever had--when Bobby Jones became the first golfer to win all four major championships in one year. The year 2005 marks the 75th anniversary of Bobby Jones's remarkable 1930 season. No one had won the Grand Slam before--and no one has since. In a splendid narrative that is worthy of Jones's singular achievement, Curt Sampson, acknowledged as one of golf's best writers, captures the magic of his feat and the high cost he paid to achieve it, set against the backdrop of the Depression.