Roaring back : the fall and rise of Tiger Woods
Sampson, Curt2019
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The incredible true story of Tiger Woods's dramatic return to glory at the 2019 Masters following his humbling and very public personal, physical, and professional setbacks. One publicly imploded marriage. Two car accidents. Eight surgeries. And now, a miracle of hard work and storied talent: five Masters wins. Once hailed as the greatest closer in history before he fell further than any beloved athlete in America's memory, Tiger swung at the world's wildest expectations and beat the skeptics with his April 2019 championship. Roaring Back traces his road to Augusta and the improbable, phenomenal comeback of one of the greatest golfers in history. New York Times bestselling author Curt Sampson details the highs and lows of Woods's career in three gripping acts. From his startling loss at the 2009 PGA Championship, detrimental obsession with his swing, and that infamous night involving an ex-wife and a nine-iron ... to adoring fans and lucrative sponsors turning their backs, exclusive interviews with past instructors and PGA tour peers, and an arrest complete with a toxicology report ... finally to Tiger coming from behind for his fifth green jacket as the crowd rumbled in Georgia, and how his comeback rivals those of the most dramatic in his sport. Sampson also places Woods's defeats and triumphs in the context of historic comebacks by other notable golfers like Ben Hogan, Skip Alexander, Aaron Silton, and Charlie Beljan, finding the forty-three-year-old alone on the green for his trajectory of victory against all odds. As this enthralling book reveals, Tiger never doubted the perseverance of the winner in the mirror.
Main title:
Roaring back : the fall and rise of Tiger Woods / Curt Sampson.
Author:
Imprint:
New York : Diversion Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
253 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-242) and index.
Contents:
Preface: Augusta sky -- Introduction: Green Beret's boy -- The Hogan thing -- Goodbye world -- Fire at it -- The back nine on Saturday -- Roars echo -- The whole world turned into the 2019 Master.
ISBN:
9781635766837
Dewey class:
796.352092796.352
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
368090
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 796.352 WOO | Available |