The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

Mark Frost

This is a national best-seller. Everyone I know who has read it (admittedly they are all golfers) has loved it and recommended it to everyone they know. No argument from me!!

Frost authored The Greatest Game Ever Played (which I gave the highest endorsement for in an earlier review, available on our website) and I think he outdid himself in The Match . This story revolves around a single day of golf, a match in 1956 at the fabled Cypress Point Golf Club on Monterey Peninsula. It was a team event, pairing the two greatest amateurs of the day, Ken Venturi and Harvie Ward, against two of the greatest pro’s ever to strike a ball, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson.

What makes the book so special is the excellent writing, which includes many personal observations from the participants and the gallery. This is the story of four interesting and diverse men. It is a story of America and the American way of life. I found this book riveting and fascinating, almost impossible to put down. If you are a golfer you must read it. If you have a golfer you love or even like, buy him or her a copy. I think that even non-golfers would love this book. I certainly give this book my highest rating!

Review by Len Oppenheim

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