Book description
Everyone remembers a winner, especially when victory comes in the
oldest major golf championship in the world. But what about the
players who got to the brink and then let the ancient trophy slip
through their fingers? The Open has always featured triumph and
disaster since it began in 1860 and this book is all about the latter
of those 'two impostors'. From Doug Sanders' missed three-footer in
1970 to Monty's brave bid to finally end his major wait in 2005, at
last the Open's hard-luck stories can be told.
What happened when the chips were down for Tony Jacklin and how did
it affect his major chances from then on?
Whose 'air-shot' possibly cost him the Open?
Why did Tom Watson hit a two-iron at the Road Hole?
How could a marshal have cost Bernhard Langer his best chance of
winning an Open?
Why didn't Jesper Parnevik check the leaderboard in 1994?
Who had a vision he was going to sink one of the most famous putts
in Open history?
Why did Jean Van de Velde have such a nightmare at the Barry Burn at
Carnoustie in 1999?
Read about those who had one hand on the Claret Jug but, in the end,
didn't lift it in triumph.
Norman Dabell, a member of the Association of Golf Writers, has been
covering golf since 1979. A former deputy editor of
Golf Illustrated
, he has been a freelance journalist and broadcaster since 1989. He was
BBC Radio Five Live's reporter for ten years and currently writes for
Reuters news agency and the
Daily Telegraph
, and broadcasts for BBC Radio Ulster.
