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The Eternal Summer

Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year

by Curt Sampson
Dennis McKee
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Was there ever a year in golflike 1960? It was the year that the sport and its vivid personalities explodedon the consciousness of the nation, when the past, present, and future of thegame collided. Television, still a new medium, provided a fresh window to theshow and enabled this "rich man's sport" to win over millions of new fans.

Here was Arnold Palmer, theworking man's hero, "sweating, chain-smoking, shirt-tail flying," and winning,it seemed, every tournament with a last-second charge. Ben Hogan, the greatestplayer of the 1950s, was Palmer's opposite, a perfectionist battling the twindemons of age and nerves. And making his debut in the big time was a chunky,crew-cut college kid who seemed to have the makings of a champion—twenty-year-oldJack Nicklaus.

Would Palmer win the mythicalGrand Slam of golf? Could Hogan win one more major tournament? Was Nicklaus thereal thing? Even more than an intimate portrait of these men and their excitingtimes, The Eternal Summer is also an entertaining, perceptive, andhypnotically readable exploration of professional golf in America.

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  • Release date

    March 22, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781481561600
      • File size: 249927 KB
      • Duration: 08:40:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 9-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      THE ETERNAL SUMMER is a book for people who love golf, and who remember it before Tiger Woods. Sampson spotlights golf in 1960, when the game seemed to overflow with stars and budding stars, including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan. Sampson is passionate about golf, and his attention to detail is superb. Dennis McKee reads the book as if he's in the gallery; he is soft-spoken and reverent; at times, however, he seems bored, and fails to consistently infuse the book with the emotion that Sampson clearly possesses. McKee seems to awaken, and is at his best, when describing the golfers' styles and personalities. His portrayals of Ben Hogan's coldness and intensity, and Arnold Palmer's willingness to take every chance in order to win, are especially memorable. D.J.S. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 4, 1992
      Sampson ( Texas Golf Legends ) makes a convincing case that 1960 was a watershed for the pro links game. It was the year when the aging Ben Hogan, almost literally on his last legs (he had been badly mangled in an auto crash), was barely hanging on to his past glory; rising star Arnold Palmer was starting to draw the crowds of fans who eventually turned into Arnie's Army; and 20-year-old Jackie Nicklaus was just making his presence known. Even more significant, however, was the increasing interest of major corporations in associating themselves with events on the pro tour and in promising larger and larger purses, a trend that did indeed change the game forever. Photos not seen by PW.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Text Difficulty:9-12

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