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| Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son | 
 enlarge | Author: Kevin Cook
Publisher: Gotham
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (15 reviews)
Sales Rank: 30422
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Language: English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 1.3
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3520922
ASIN: B000XKIFA4
Publication Date: April 5, 2007
Release Date: April 5, 2007
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Product Description
In the tradition of Seabiscuit, the riveting tale of twoproud Scotsmen who beat all comers to become the heroesof a golden age?the dawn of professional golf
Bringing to life golf?s founding father and son, Tommy?s Honor is a stirring tribute to two legendary players and a vivid evocation of their colorful, rip-roaring times.
The Morrises were towering figures in their day. Old Tom, born in 1821,began life as a nobody? he was the son of a weaver and a maid. But he was born in St. Andrews, Scotland, the cradle of golf, and the game was in his blood. He became the Champion Golfer of Scotland, a national hero who won tournaments (and huge bets) while his young son looked on. As ?Keeper of the Green? at the town?s ancient links, Tom deployed golf?s first lawnmower and banished sheep from the fairways.
Then Young Tommy?s career took off. Handsome Tommy Morris, the Tiger Woods of the nineteenth century, was a more daring player than his father. Soon he surpassed Old Tom and dominated the game. But just as he reached his peak?with spectators flocking to see him play? Tommy?s life took a tragic turn, leading to his death at the age of twenty-four. That shock is at the heart of Tommy?s Honor. It left Tom to pick up the pieces?to honor his son by keeping Tommy?s memory alive.
Like the New York Times bestseller The Greatest Game Ever Played, Tommy?s Honor is both fascinating history and a moving personal saga. Golfers will love it, but this book isn?t only for golfers. It?s for every son who has fought to escape a father?s shadow and for every father who had guided a son toward manhood, then found it hard to let him go.
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Award Winner August 28, 2008
This book was a finalist for sports book of the year in the UK in 2007, and won the Book-of-the-Year Award from the United States Golf Association. Kevin Cook hits it "far and sure."
Great Golf Book August 25, 2008
If you want to learn some of the history of Scottish golf, this is a great book. It is very readable and interesting. I wish I had read it before we made our first trip to play golf in Scotland last year.
A Must Read, Not Just For Golfers August 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Simply put, this has it all, from facts we all thing we know, to the lives of this family both the glorious and the very lowest God can hand to us.
An eagle June 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In 2001 when my middle daughter was accepted to the University of St Andrews we were elated about the prospect of her studing abroad in a first class institution and she was especially excited about being a classmate of Prince William. Golf was an after thought. I had only begun playing a few years earlier and carried a 14 handicap. I read several books on the history of the town of St Andrews and played the course over a dozen times during the ensuring four years. When a friend metioned that he had read "Tommy's Honor" I was lukewarm but took his advice I ordered the book through Amazon. It was one the best written and compelling books I've ever had the chance to read. The humanity of the characters and the richness of the story line compares well with the best novels. I visited the grave site with mild curosity before but now I am making plans to return to St Andrews to play and to walk in the steps of Old and Young Tom Morris.
Fred Fernatt MA,MS,CPA,CFP
Well Written April 29, 2008
This book is a must for anyone who is interested in the development of golf. The history of the game and the development of professional and amateur play is well documented, along with the history of snobbery and class discrimination as well. Much of the latter has remained in the game, unfortunately.
I recently played a round of golf with a pretentious member of a local private club, who informed me he would never play with anyone wearing blue jeans. Why? I've met lots of unscrupulous golfers in Dockers. I'll not be playing with that jerk again.
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