Golf's Iron Horse : The Astonishing, Record-Breaking Life of Ralph Kennedy downloadPDF, EPUB, MOBI

Golf's Iron Horse : The Astonishing, Record-Breaking Life of Ralph Kennedy downloadPDF, EPUB, MOBI

Golf's Iron Horse : The Astonishing, Record-Breaking Life of Ralph Kennedy by John Sabino

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Author: John Sabino
Number of Pages: 256 pages
Published Date: 07 Feb 2017
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Type: PDF
ISBN: 9781510713475
File size: 33 Mb
Download Link: Golf's Iron Horse The Astonishing, Record-Breaking Life of Ralph Kennedy
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So many works of golfing history focus on the greats: the best players, the most prestigious championships, the hardest courses, and the like. But most avid golfers are average players, relishing in the joy of the sport itself. In "Golf s Iron Horse," celebrated golf writer John Sabino chronicles the previously untold story of Ralph Kennedy, a golf amateur whose love of the game set him on par to play more courses than anyone before. A founding member of Mamaroneck, New York s prestigious Winged Foot Golf Club, Kennedy had long been an avid golfer when he met Charles Leonard Fletcher in 1919. When the Englishman told Kennedy that he had played more than 240 courses in his lifetime, Kennedy took it as a challenge and became determined to play more. In a feat that caused the "New York Sun" to declare him golf s Lou Gehrig in 1935, Kennedy succeeded in beating Fletcher s record, and then some. He played golf on more than 3,165 different courses in all forty-eight states, nine Canadian provinces, and fourteen different countries during his forty-three year love affair with the game. In addition to the 3,165 unique courses he played, the unrelenting Ralph also played golf a total of 8,500 times over his lifetime, the equivalent of teeing it up every day for twenty-three straight years. Lou Gehrig s mere seventeen years in professional baseball pales in comparison. This intriguing story includes details of the special conditions under which he was able to play the Augusta National Golf Club and the unique circumstances of his visits to Pebble Beach and the Old Course at St. Andrews. Perfect for golf aficionados, "Golf s Iron Horse" will inspire every reader to tee off at a new course. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a "New York Times" bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home."

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