How I Played the Game An Autobiography,9781589793224

How I Played the Game An Autobiography

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ISBN13: 9781589793224
ISBN10: 1589793226
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-03-08
Publisher(s): Taylor Trade Publishing
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Summary

In the words of Ken Venturi, Byron Nelson is the finest gentleman the game has ever known. His autobiography details his hardscrabble youth in rural Texas, his lean years as a young pro during the Depression, and his rise to greatness in the 1940s. After retiring from competitive golf in 1946, he remained active in the game as television commentator and mentor to young golfers. His namesake PGA tournament, the Byron Nelson Championship, is played each year in Dallas, Texas.

Author Biography

Byron Nelson was named Athlete of the Year in 1944 and 1945 by the Associated Press. He won nine tournaments in 1944 and six in 1946, just prior to his retirement from tournament play; and in 1945, he won 18 PGA-sanctioned events, finishing second in seven others. Finally, after six months off the tour, he returned to play in the 1947 Masters, finishing second.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi
Foreword 1(2)
Introduction 3(218)
1 The Road to Glen Garden
5(10)
2 From Caddie to Pro
15(16)
3 Texarkana and a Girl Named Louise
31(16)
4 Ridgewood and a New Driver
47(16)
5 Reading and Some Major Wins
63(36)
6 Inverness and the War Years
99(36)
7 1945 and the Streak
135(18)
8 Golf for the Fun of It
153(36)
9 Television and My Own Tournament
189(32)
10 Golfers I've Known Over the Years 221(28)
11 Today 249(10)
Appendix: The Records of Byron Nelson 259

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