The Kings of Swing is the intimate and extraordinary story of those South Africans who have won numerous Major championships. Their victories were achieved despite decades of sporting isolation and, during the post-apartheid era, in the shadow of possibly the greatest athlete of all time. This is a story of plane, train and car crashes, psychosurgery, a lightning strike, a broken beer bottle, a misplaced marker, a beautiful autistic boy and a scandal that ensnared the country's most famous sportsman and led to the resignation of a prime minister. It is a story of the power of the mind and the power of the body in this, the most fickle of all sports. It is a story of dramatic highs and lows, of desperate poverty and fabulous wealth. It is a rare glimpse into the extraordinary lives of South Africa's top golfers ...
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Penguin Random House South Africa
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978-1-77022-633-3 (9781770226333)
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Craig Urquhart studied Journalism and Mass Communications at Michigan State University. He is a seasoned journalist with decades of experience in print and online media, as well as radio and television. A former FIFA World Cup media of?cer, he is the author of Road to 2010, a study of South Africa's preparations for the quadrennial showpiece of international football. He is married with two sons.
