Open: Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black

Feinstein, John

ISBN 10: 0316170038 / ISBN 13: 9780316170031

Published by Little, Brown, 2003

About this Item

Signed & inscribed by John Feinstein to the previous owner on the front free end page. 2nd printing. Hardbound in dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 92807

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Open: Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black
• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316170038
• ISBN 13: 9780316170031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed / Inscribed
  • Sports

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Synopsis

With Open, John Feinstein goes behind the scenes to tell for the first time the full story of how the 2002 U.S. Open Championship came into being - how a public course was transformed into one of the most difficult and surprising in the tournament's history, and how the greatest golfers in the world rose to its almost insurmountable challenges.
The 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black was the first time in history that golf's greatest championship had been held at a true public course. Open is the full drama of that championship, from the moment that officials first considered holding it there until the last putt rolled in at dusk on Sunday. Along the way, John Feinstein reveals the full glory of golf as it's never been explored before. He digs deep to find out what it really takes to make golf's most famous event worthy of the champions who compete in it. He tells the remarkable story of the artisans who transformed the Black from a downtrodden and rough-around-the-edges public course to one that top pros hailed as "unbelievable" and "the toughest par-70 I've every played in my life." He also tracks the drama of the masters who battled for supremacy at the Black - Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, Jeff Maggert - to show how true champions respond to the toughest conditions.

About the Author

John Feinstein is the author of bestselling sports books including A Good Walk Spoiled, The Majors, and The Last Amateurs. He writes for Golf Magazine and is a commentator on NPR and ESPN. He lives in Maryland and New York.