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Bestselling author John Strege pays tribute to the golfers who rallied for an Allied victory during World War II and shows how the Greatest Generation kept golf alive, despite equipment shortages, bombings, and even captivity.
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Publisher Comments
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War II transformed the American home front and golf was no exception.
The world famous Masters course at Augusta National became a farm to
ease food shortages, rubber rationing created a black market for new
golf balls, and the U.S. Open was cancelled. Ben Hogan and Sam Snead
were drafted, and Bobby Jones enlisted. When War Played Through brings
to life little known aspects of an endlessly fascinating period in
golf's history, including the story of how POW's in Germany constructed
in-camp golf courses and English golfers who devised rules for playing
around bomb craters and shrapnel during the Blitz. |
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W inner of
the USGA 2005 Book Award
Makes a Great Gift for a Special Person or Book
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Publisher Comments:
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The
New
York Times bestselling author
pays tribute to the golfers who rallied
for an Allied victory during World War
III and shows how the Greatest
Generation kept golf alive, despite
equipment shortages, bombings, and even
captivity.
World War II transformed the American
home front, and golf was no exception.
The world-famous Masters course at
Augusta National became a farm to ease
food shortages. Ben Hogan and Sam Snead
were drafted, and Bobby Jones enlisted.
Rubber rationing forced pros and
amateurs alike to play with well-worn
golf balls and created a black market
for new ones. The 1942 U.S. Open was
canceled, replaced by the Hale American
Open whose winner, Ben Hogan, was
awarded $1,000 in war bonds while
golfers across the country raised
millions of dollars for the war effort.
When War Played Through brings
to life these little-known aspects of an
endlessly fascinating period in golf's
history. Bestselling golf author John
Strege's narrative extends overseas to
captured soldiers in Germany who
constructed golf courses in a POW camp
and English golfers who devised rules
for playing around bomb craters and
shrapnel during the Blitz (from the
Richmond Gold Club in London: "A player
whose stroke is affected by the
simultaneous explosion of a bomb may
play another ball. Penalty one
stroke."). Many golfers returned home
from battle with commendations for
valor, finding unmatched solace on the
links after a dark time.
When War Played Through is the
compelling story how an elite sport
became a selfless one and how golf
became, for a nation at war, much more
than a game.
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Book Excerpt:
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"...Temporary Rules during the war: A player
whose stroke is affected by the simultaneous explosion of a bomb
may play another ball.
Penalty one stroke..." |
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About the Author:
 John
Strege has covered Tiger Woods for the Orange County Register
since Tiger was fourteen years old and is the author of the
bestseller Tiger. Strege is a senior writer for
Golf World, and a contributor to Golf Digest.
He is also the author of Tournament Week and Tiptoeing
Through Hell.
Strege lives with his wife, Marlene, in Vista, California. |
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Product Details:
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ISBN: |
1592401546 |
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Publisher: |
Gotham |
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Publication Date: |
October 20, 2005 |
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Binding: |
Hardcover |
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Language: |
English |
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Pages: |
336 |
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Dimensions: |
9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches |
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