The Masters

Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia

Curt Sampson

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Random House USA Inc
16 March 1999

History: specific events & topics; Golf

The Masters golf tournament weaves a hypnotic spell. It is the toughest ticket in sports, with black-market tickets selling for $10,000 and more. Success at Augusta National breeds legends, while failure can overshadow even the most brilliant of careers. But as Curt Sampson, author of the bestselling Hogan, reveals in The Masters, a cold heart beats behind the warm antebellum fa ade of this famous Augusta course. And that heart belongs to the man who killed himself on the grounds two decades ago. Club and tournament founder Clifford Roberts, a New York stockbroker, still seems to run the place from his grave. An elusive and reclusive figure, Roberts pulled the strings that made the Masters the greatest golf tournament in the world. His story-including his relationship with presidents, power brokers, and every golf champion from Bobby Jones to Arnold Palmer to Jack Nicklaus-has never been told. Until now.

The Masters is an amazing slice of history, taking us inside the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Augusta's most famous member. It is a look at how the new South coexists with the old South- the relationships between blacks and whites, between Southerners and Northerners, between rich and poor-with such characters as James Brown, the Godfather of Soul; the great boxer Beau Jack; and Frank Stranahan, the playboy golfer and the only white pro ever banned from the tournament. The Masters is a spellbinding portrait of a tournament unlike any other.

By: Curt Sampson
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 261g
ISBN: 9780375753374
ISBN 10: 0375753370
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 16 March 1999
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Curt Sampson was a junior, amateur, and college golfer. He has written three other books- The Eternal Summer, Full Court Pressure, and Hogan. Sampson lives in Ennis, Texas, with his wife and two children.

Reviews for The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia

Jack Nicklaus may own six green jackets, but no one has captured the Masters like [Curt] Sampson. --The (Baton Rouge) Advocate Sampson has put together a great story of a powerful institution. --Austin.Citysearch.com [Curt Sampson's] fine new book, The Masters, is the only way we mortals are ever going to gain entre e to the hallowed Augusta National Golf Club. --The Dallas Morning News