The Greatest Game Ever Played

Great Book

As in most cases this book is way way better than the movie.. great history of golf with a story thrown in.. fantastic..

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One of the Greatest Golf Stories ever writen

My all time favorite golf film is the one based on this book and this story blows away the movie. Along with The Match (also written by Mark Frost), The Greatest Game Ever Played are by far two of my favorite books ever read or listened to.

If you're a golfer and/or love the game, this book will take you back to a different era of the sport to a time of some of that generations greatest sportsman and ambassadors.

The book is enthralling, captivating, and has not one dull moment. I highly suggest listening to this exquisitely told story of Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon and everything that lead up to and after the 1913 US Open.

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A Great Story

This book, somewhat like the game it glorifies, has many pages full of excitement, but at least an equal number of pages with exquisite detail that is often interesting at best, but long-winded and less than interesting at worst. I enjoy watching the game of golf although I have never really participated in it as more than a spectator, so I guess this book holds less of a fascination for me than it would for true-blue, die-hard players and fans. Of course I loved the many pages about the 1913 open that Francis won against two of the world’s greatest golfers. Who wouldn’t? And I absolutely fell in love with Eddy Lowery. In spite of its too lengthy (for me) descriptions of less interesting (for me) details, I really enjoyed this book. And I love the movie!

Great golf history

Not just about the event..a wealth of golf's early US history. Very good info here and a detailed account of The Game.

unbelievable good book

love this book it takes you back to the beginning of golf in the US

An amazing gem of a book!

Hate Golf, Absolutely loves this book! The story is stranger than fiction and beautiful beyond words.

Great read even if golf does not interest you

This book is a fascinating and gripping tale based on true events. Despite never watching golf as I do not find it particularly exciting to watch, this book managed to capture my attention and was very engaging. It puts a lot of context behind each event, allowing you to have an understanding of what each stroke means to the character, and to the game. Highly recommend it.

Must read!

Absolutely outstanding! Will have to listen more than once to catch everything. An eye opening account of how golf came to be.

EXCELLENT!

As great on audio as it is in print. The narrator does a marvelous job of telling one of the greatest stories in the history of the game.

EXCELLENT!!

Fantastic Historical Story

What a great story backed up by a colorful historical telling of the history of golf. I learned a great deal about the sport and was entertained by the authors development of the characters which quickly presents an emotional bond between the reader, author and book.