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The Greatest Course That Never Was: The Secret of Augusta National's Lost Course
When a young lawyer comes across a half-baked caddie with an incredible story too good to pass up, hell soon find himself travelling across the country in hot pursuit of the truth. This story is bigger than Bobby Jones Impregnable Quadrilateral and Byron Nelsons consecutive victories. The question is, will his career as a lawyer be there for him when he comes back?
378 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2001
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July 11, 2025
Honestly loved this book. I would recommend reading the first book by the author due to this book having some remnants about the first book “The greatest player who never lived”. I made the mistake by not reading the first book. If you are a golf lover this book is right up your alley. The book describes the game of golf in a magical but realistic way at a place that only the greatest who ever lived had laid their eyes on. Truly “The greatest course that never was”. Hats off to you!
December 17, 2020
Great book for golf enthusiasts!
Really good read for anyone interested in golf. The fiction becomes so real you get lost in the story being told. Part of you forgets that you are in fact reading fiction! Great book!
Really good read for anyone interested in golf. The fiction becomes so real you get lost in the story being told. Part of you forgets that you are in fact reading fiction! Great book!
July 6, 2023
The suspense and mystery kept me on my toes. Multiple chapters consisted of only talking about them playing golf (I’m not a huge golf fan so I wasn’t very interested, just trying to expand my reading). I 100% recommend to any golf fans.
June 28, 2026
great golf story
This is a very good book for any golfer. The history of the early champions, course designers, true meaning of the game are wonderful. Someone who is not a golfer will likely not enjoy the book as much.
This is a very good book for any golfer. The history of the early champions, course designers, true meaning of the game are wonderful. Someone who is not a golfer will likely not enjoy the book as much.
June 30, 2008
A sequel to the "The Greatest Player that Never Was", which follows the main character from the last book. He stumbles upon an old caddy with knowledge of a secret golf course Bobby Jones had built. Still very entertaining and fast, but not quite as magical as the previous work - the 'secret history' bit is just a little tougher to buy this time around. If you liked the first book, however, you should enjoy this one.
April 17, 2007
Didn"t enjoy it as much as the first one, but still a golfers dream.
April 23, 2009
A fiction book but a lot of true material too. If a Golf History fan you will like this.
January 6, 2011
Very enjoyable read - managed to capture a lot of the same magic of the first novel. Highly recommend for those who love golf.
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