{"product_id":"the-eternal-summer-palmer-nicklaus-and-hogan-in-1960-golfs-golden-year-paperback","title":"The Eternal Summer: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurt Sampson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDan Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas there ever a year in golf like 1960? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was the year that the sport and its vivid personalities exploded on the consciousness of the nation, when the past, present, and future of the sport collided. Here was Arnold Palmer, the workingman's hero, \"sweating, chain-smoking, shirt-tail flying\"; Ben Hogan, the greatest player of the fifties, a perfectionist battling twin demons of age and nerves; and, making his big-time debut, a crew-cut college kid who seemed to have the makings of a champion: twenty-year-old Jack Nicklaus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd of course, the rest: Ken Venturi, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Doug Sanders, Gary Player, and the many other colorful characters who chased around a little white ball--and a dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWould Palmer win the mythical Grand Slam of golf? Could Hogan win one more major tournament? Was Nicklaus the real thing? Even more than an intimate portrait of these men and their exciting times, \u003ci\u003eThe Eternal Summer\u003c\/i\u003e is also an entertaining, perceptive, and hypnotically readable exploration of professional golf in America.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas there ever a year in golf like 1960?\u003cbr\u003e It was the year that the sport and its vivid personalities exploded on the consciousness of the nation, when the past, present, and future of the sport collided. Here was Arnold Palmer, the workingman's hero, \"sweating, chain-smoking, shirt-tail flying\"; Ben Hogan, the greatest player of the fifties, a perfectionist battling twin demons of age and nerves; and, making his big-time debut, a crew-cut college kid who seemed to have the makings of a champion: twenty-year-old Jack Nicklaus.\u003cbr\u003e And of course, the rest: Ken Venturi, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Doug Sanders, Gary Player, and the many other colorful characters who chased around a little white ball--and a dream.\u003cbr\u003e Would Palmer win the mythical Grand Slam of golf? Could Hogan win one more major tournament? Was Nicklaus the real thing? Even more than an intimate portrait of these men and their exciting times, The Eternal Summer is also an entertaining, perceptive, and hypnotically readable exploration of professional golf in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurt Sampson, a former professional golfer, is the author of six other books, including Hogan, Full Court Pressure, The Masters, and Royal and Ancient. Sampson lives in Bristol, Texas, with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.54 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773202137376,"sku":"9780375753688","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/330bc2a5fdb7dcee34b49e6f6ed3e2ad.webp?v=1780422022","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-eternal-summer-palmer-nicklaus-and-hogan-in-1960-golfs-golden-year-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}