Augusta, Steve Eubanks
Augusta, Steve Eubanks
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Augusta

Author: Steve Eubanks

Narrator: Tom Parker

Unabridged: 7 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007


Synopsis

The Augusta National Golf Club, home of the prestigious Masters Tournament, is an American icon shrouded in intrigue. Behind the wondrous scenes and memorable tournament play resides a secretive and exclusive clan, marked with scandal and invested with the social power to make or break a mans rise to glory.Mixing a deep respect for golfs traditions with a scrutinizing curiosity, Eubanks explores the many episodes of controversy in the clubs history, including the significant role cofounder Clifford Roberts played in Augusta membertobe Dwight Eisenhowers ascension to the presidency; Roberts suicide and the clubs subsequent loss of the pistol he used; and the exclusion of AfricanAmerican Charlie Sifford from the Masters field. He also recalls moments of Masters glory, such as the 1997 coronation of Tiger Woods, the first AfricanAmerican Masters winner. Augusta is required reading for any golf fan.

About Steve Eubanks

Steve Eubanks is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning columnist who has cowritten autobiographies with Arnold Palmer, Lou Holtz, and Jeff Gordon, among others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jake

No better time to read this than with Master’s week just around the corner, Amen!......more

Goodreads review by Major

Listened to this book: was well written and well narrated - enjoyable all around......more

Goodreads review by Alan

Learned a ton about the tournament and course which made watching the Masters even more enjoyable and it is really the only golf tournament I watch every year......more

Goodreads review by John

Much already knew from other books on the Master's but it was a fun and timely revisit. Eubanks prose is good and it is not whitewashed, you get the good and the bad.......more