
Tony Jacklin
My Ryder Cup Journey
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers
Published on 26. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
225 pages
978-1-910903-63-6 (ISBN)
Description
Tony Jacklin rescued the Ryder Cup from oblivion. Following years of American domination, interest in the event nosedived in the 1970s. It was Tony's appointment as captain of Europe in 1983 that helped resuscitate the matches and launch the remarkable transformation of a competition that is now one of the biggest showpiece occasions in the world of sport.
This book takes us on a journey through Tony's Ryder Cup career, his seven matches as a player and his four as captain. It details his friendships with some of the game's greats like Seve Ballesteros, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer but also chronicles the times when he hit rock bottom - the sudden and unexpected death of his first wife, his own recent struggles with ill health, the year he lost everything financially and his affair with a sixteen-year-old that was splashed on the front page of a tabloid newspaper.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910903-63-6 (9781910903636)
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