- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd (19 Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0283073659
- ISBN-13: 978-0283073656
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 878,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A study of professional men's golf told through the lives of its defining players: Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger Woods is the most famous and best-paid sports figure in the world, Arnold Palmer is the father of modern golf, and Jack Nicklaus is the game's greatest champion - together their lives encapsulate the real story of golf at the highest level. In this book Howard Sounes has had access to the players and their closest associates - including Earl Woods and other members of Tiger's family, his friends, girlfriends, caddies and coaches, Palmer and Nicklaus themselves, Gary Player, Tony Jacklin, Tom watson and Mark McCormack. The resulting book contains many revalations about the personal lives, rivalries, the wealth, business deals and the secrets of these men, as well as the murky background history of a game marred by racism and sexism. For the first time the complete and true story of Tiger Woods and his family background is untangled. More than a conventional sports book, "The Wicked Game" is a story of talent, fame, wealth and power.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Reads like a novel. Read it straight through in two days: a panoramic story of pro golf from the hazy 1950s, and Arnie Palmer, through the technicolour - remember those Nicklaus trousers - 70s and into today with the flawed hero that is Tiger Woods. And what flaws! The first golf book that tells it as it is, probably because it wasn't written by one of those golf magazine lackeys.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This is a great golf book, a great sports book. The subject matter is the story of professional golf mostly in America, but also taking in British pro golf, notably the ins and outs of the R&A and Open Championship (Troon gets a mention, not altogether complimentary I'm afraid). The author concentrates on Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tioger Woods showing how these three guys have dominated and defined the game at the top level in the post-war era, and showing how much they have in common, and where they differ. Some of the book is set around the major championships, about a third maybe, but there is a lot of background on the players -- stuff I didn't know before -- and a lot of insight into their business and financial lives off the course. It's not a fan's book. It's critical and the tone is severe at times. But it is also a rattling good read and, at times, funny and touching. First class winter reading for golfers.
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