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Behind the Ryder Cup
Written by Peter Burns / with Ed Hodge
Behind the Ryder Cup quantity
SKU: 9781909715455 Categories: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Biography: sport, Golf, History, Sports, SPORTS & OUTDOOR RECREATION, SPORTS & RECREATION, Uncategorised
Imprint: Polaris
Enter the locker room: this is a history of the Ryder Cup like you have never experienced it before.From the origin matches that preceded the first official trans-Atlantic encounter between Britain and America at Worcester Country Club in 1927, all the way through to the fortieth installment at Gleneagles in 2014, this is the complete history of the Ryder Cup - told by the men who have been there and done it.With exhaustive research and exclusive new material garnered from interviews with players and captains from across the decades, Behind the Ryder Cup unveils the compelling truth of what it means to play in golf's biggest match-play event, where greats of the game have crumbled under pressure while others have carved their names into sporting legend.
Peter Burns
Peter Burns is the editor for Arena Sport and author of Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland, Behind the Ryder Cup: The Players' Stories, White Gold: England's Journey to World Cup Glory and, like Tom, is also a co-author of Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions.
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