Arnie & Jack

Palmer, Nicklaus and Golf's Greatest Rivalry

Ian O'Connor

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Yellow Jersey Press
15 July 2009

Biography: sport; Golf

The decades-long rivalry between two of golf's greatest-ever golfers- Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.

Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer are two of the greatest golfers in history. In fact, it's fair to say that between them - with some help from Gary Player - they created the game as we know it. Their rise inspired and coincided with golf's huge explosion - in participation, in TV coverage, and in commercial terms.

Nicklaus may have reigned supreme on the course, with eighteen major titles to his name, but it was Palmer who was America's favourite star, and the highest earning sportsman in the world. At times, each man loathed and resented the other; ultimately, each came to respsect his rival's dramatic and distinct impact on the game of golf.

Arnie & Jack brilliantly brings to life the story of two men, their rivalry and a whole sport, in a gripping, no-holds-barred account of one of sport's most fascinating pairings.

By: Ian O'Connor
Imprint: Yellow Jersey Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 266g
ISBN: 9780224082518
ISBN 10: 0224082515
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 15 July 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ian O'Connor is a Pulitzer-nominated journalist. He has worked for the New York Times and USA Today, among many others. He is also the author of The Jump, about college basketball and The Captain- The Journey of Derek Jeter.

Reviews for Arnie & Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus and Golf's Greatest Rivalry

Ian O'Connor's chronicle of Palmer and Nicklaus gives readers a picture-perfect view of how they made the sport what it is today -- John Feinstein Washington Post An exemplary sports history ... O'Connor offers thrillingly dramatic depiction of each on-course encounter, and his comprehensive interviews humanise the two legends Kirkus Reviews A detailed depiction of golf's most famous rivalry Observer [Palmer and Nicklaus's] long and occasionally bitter struggle for supremacy, both on and off the course, is brought to life in this impeccably sourced account Esquire Absorbing Independent on Sunday