Bobby Jones--Stroke of Genius The Movie and the Man
by Sobel, David; Jones, Robert Tyre; Eldredge, Rick; Eerden, Van JimFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-05-07
Publisher(s): British American Publishing
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Summary
Before professional sports became the behemoth industry that it is today, the game of golf gave rise to one of the most gifted natural athletes the world has ever known. A man whose extraordinary talent and will to win earned him the Grand Slam of golf--a record he still holds to this day--and an universal recognition as one of the greatest sports figures in history.
Table of Contents
| A Labor of Love | |
| The Legacy of Bobby Jones | p. 8 |
| It's About Commitment | p. 12 |
| A Story Behind the Story | p. 15 |
| How It All Began | p. 19 |
| Re-creating History | |
| Elation and Fear | p. 37 |
| Jim Caviezel | p. 40 |
| Claire Forlani | p. 45 |
| Malcolm McDowell | p. 48 |
| Brett Rice | p. 55 |
| Connie Ray | p. 56 |
| Devon Gearhart | p. 58 |
| Thomas Lewis | p. 63 |
| A Visual Concept | p. 65 |
| Thread by Thread | p. 67 |
| Music on the Wind | p. 68 |
| What the Camera Feels | p. 70 |
| Everything That Had Wheels | p. 73 |
| A Kid from Dixie | |
| 1902-1916 | p. 77 |
| Playing Golf: 1916-1930 | p. 91 |
| Grantland Rice | p. 114 |
| Harry Vardon | p. 117 |
| Walter Hagen | p. 123 |
| Life After Golf: 1930-1971 | p. 129 |
| St. Andrews | p. 135 |
| Augusta National | p. 142 |
| The Masters | p. 146 |
| Syringomyelia | p. 148 |
| Giving Back | p. 150 |
| A Miraculous Record | p. 154 |
| Bobby Jones' Address at St. Andrews October, 1958 | p. 156 |
| Suggested Reading | p. 160 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 160 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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