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    <body><![CDATA[This really isn't a book that I would pick up to read. However, I really enjoyed it! I'm new to the game of golf, so none of the men in the book were immediately recognized. I have heard a few of these names associated with the game, but didn't know anything about them, or how they pursued the game ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49925965">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent book about a golf match that I am sure most people never knew occurred.  A wager between two rich golf patrons, Eddie Lowrey (Francis Ouimet's caddie when Ouimet became the first American to win the U.S. Open) and George Coleman is settled when two amateurs, Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55464052">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Compelling for the portions of history this book captures from the standpoint of golf and half the 20th century.  The author finely captures the men, their match, and assorted other characters of the time.  A glaring omission, however, is a map of the course.  All readers should obtain an aerial vie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57778934">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[LOVED THIS BOOK!  Golf, famous golfers, great match, great biographies, interesting history, great writing.  I even understand the big deal in having amatuer status, something I never grasped before.  I even googled photos of Cypress Point so I could see each hole as it was described in the book.   ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67808493">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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