{"product_id":"america-tees-off-true-tales-of-golfs-rich-history-9781496243164","title":"America Tees Off: True Tales of Golf's Rich History","description":"In 1887 a linen salesman from New York City visited the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, considered to be the oldest golf course in the world. While there, he visited the shop of golf legend Old Tom Morris. He purchased six clubs and some balls. Soon after his return home, this purchase triggered a golf explosion that would soon see America not only take up the game but also take it over. \u003ci\u003eAmerica Tees Off\u003c\/i\u003e tracks golf's impact on the country and the game since this historic purchase, with dozens of wide-ranging stories from when the game first took hold in the United States to the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These stories cover both the great amateur and professional players, as well as the golf adventures of average players and the not-so-average, like U.S. presidents, athletes in other sports, Hollywood stars, and the mega-wealthy. You'll read about what was thought to be a highly questionable land purchase in the Sandhills of North Carolina in 1895 that led to the golf mecca of Pinehurst, how Babe Didrikson Zaharias's husband used his cigar to give her assistance during tournament play, and how the scientist who worked on the atomic bomb at Los Alamos helped President Eisenhower improve his game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica Tees Off\u003c\/i\u003e also covers the effect of American ingenuity on the game's equipment and how the sport was televised. These lesser-known, behind-the-scenes true stories will entertain and inform the most serious golf enthusiasts as well as those just getting into the sport's colorful history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Sowell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.12h x 5.38w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496243164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Sowell\u003c\/b\u003e has written about golf and golf history for numerous publications, including the United States Golf Association's \u003ci\u003eGolf Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLinks Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGolf Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of three books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Masters: A Hole-by-Hole History of America's Golf Classic\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2019). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"David Sowell \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47493618565277,"sku":"9781496243164","price":47.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_deff1e61-c460-4780-8e98-5b6fa556d82a.jpg?v=1766121124","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/america-tees-off-true-tales-of-golfs-rich-history-9781496243164","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}