Overview
Set against the background of the Great Depression, this book presents the life of Ralph Guldahl, who for a brief period in the 1930s was widely recognized as the best golfer in the world. From 1936 to 1940, he won two successive U.S. Opens, one Masters title and three successive Western Opens, held the best scoring average award and was a Ryder Cup player with a 100 percent record. After this memorable run, he ""lost his game"" and almost disappeared from view. This biography is the first to trace the rise and decline of his career and answer the question: ""What happened to Ralph Guldahl?""
Full Product Details
Author: Kevin Kenny
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.277kg
ISBN: 9781476662626
ISBN 10: 1476662622
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 24 June 2016
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Ralph Guldahl's rapid rise and fall has been a curiosity of golf historians for a long time. Kevin Kenny's richly documented story of the hardscrabble days of professional golf during the Depression and pre-World War II, when the tour was filled with immense talent, confirms Ralph Guldahl beat them all for a short while. -- Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and Ryder Cup player and captain Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and Ryder Cup player and captain
Ralph Guldahl's rapid rise and fall has been a curiosity of golf historians for a long time. Kevin Kenny's richly documented story of the hardscrabble days of professional golf during the Depression and pre-World War II, when the tour was filled with immense talent, confirms Ralph Guldahl beat them all for a short while. -- Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and Ryder Cup player and captain Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and Ryder Cup player and captain Ralph Guldahl's rapid rise and fall has been a curiosity of golf historians for a long time. Kevin Kenny's richly documented story of the hardscrabble days of professional golf during the Depression and pre-World War II, when the tour was filled with immense talent, confirms Ralph Guldahl beat them all for a short while. --Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and Ryder Cup player and captain
Ralph Guldahl's rapid rise and fall has been a curiosity of golf historians for a long time. Kevin Kenny's richly documented story of the hardscrabble days of professional golf during the Depression and pre-World War II, when the tour was filled with immense talent, confirms Ralph Guldahl beat them all for a short while. --Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and Ryder Cup player and captain
Author Information
Kevin Kenny is a retired university lecturer who lives in Dublin Ireland.
