Golfâs Greatest Eighteen
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Top sportswriters debate which player is king among golfâs championsWho really is the greatest golfer of all time? In clubhouses around the world the heated debate continues: If the finest men ever to play the game were brought back to this moment in time, playing on modern-day, manicured courses, equipped with the latest aerodynamic golf balls and rocket-shafted titanium clubs, who would triumph as the champion of champions?In this fascinating reader, eighteen of the worldâs most acclaimed golf writers take on golfâs most intriguing discussion, each writing about a specific player. Every chapter offers a unique and insightful essay, vividly capturing the eighteen top golfers of modern history at the pinnacle of their game, as well as the distinctive spirit of greatness each brought to the arena.Golf magazineâs James Dodson writes eloquently of Sam Snead in Southern hillbilly vernacular. Veteran sportswriter and long-time friend of Jack Nicklaus Kaye Kessler provides the ultimate inside track on the Golden Bear. Jaime Diaz, senior writer for Golf Digest, splendidly captures the determination and discipline of perfectionist Ben Hogan. And sports journalist Tom Auclair goes above and beyond with golfâs latest phenomenon, Tiger Woods. These are just a few of the captivating essays youâll find in this compendium of golfing lore.Celebrated golf writer David Mackintosh then describes the evolution of prize money in golf and his search for an unbiased method of comparing the greatest players in the modern age of the game. Using a âNew Moneyâ model, Mackintosh is able to establish the present-day values of all past tournaments and construct a comprehensive analysis of the entire career records of our eighteen greatest champions. This mathematically sound basis of evaluation and comparison puts âGolfâs Greatest Eighteenâ on the same course, playing for the same prize money, to determine the most prolific championship winners of all time.A year-by-year all-time âNew Moneyâ analysis appears at the end of each essay, so now you can realistically compare the earnings of such legends as Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen with those of modern-day champions. With each playerâs complete career translated into current times, Mackintoshâs fascinating analysis of the best golfers in history allows you to decide who indeed is the greatest golfer of all time.âIt would be wonderful to be able to bring back Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, and Walter Hagen, playing with modern equipment on todayâs beautifully manicured courses against Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer in their prime or todayâs Tiger Woods. Even the contributors to this anthology cannot conjure up that miracle. This book, however, is the most realistic level playing field ever constructed.ââfrom the IntroductionArmed with a veritable whoâs who of top golf journalists, Golfâs Greatest Eighteen delves through the past ninety years of golfing history to tackle the most debated question in the game: Who really is the greatest player?Weaving together a unique combination of the gameâs historical feats with modern-day statistical analysis, the worldâs greatest golf writers offer eighteen original essays on the worldâs greatest golfers in a highly entertaining and captivating attempt to answer golfâs greatest question.