SynopsisThe Ryder Cup: Golf's Grandest Even t by noted golf historian and author Martin Davis is a large, beautifully-produced coffee table book (11 X 14), printed in five colors by one of the finest art book printers in Italy. In the works for over 6 1/2 years, the book contains 499 pages, including five spectacular gate fold spreads - including a Ryder Cup Timeline that folds out to almost five feet, 18 featured essays by many of the sports worlds finest writers including John Feinstein, Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Anderson of the New York Times , Jim McCabe of Golfweek magazine and John Hopkins, golf correspondent from The (London) Times . Also included is in-depth coverage, in words and large photos, of each and every of the 40 Ryder Cup contested, including the most recent one at Gleneagles in Scotland in the fall of 2014. It is the most definitive, accurate, and up-to-date book on the Ryder Cup ever produced and, uniquely, includes original reporting by iconic golf writers Bernard Darwin, Grantland Rice, and Herbert Warren Wind. , This book provides complete coverage of The Ryder Cup, the biennial team competition between the best 12 golfers in the United States and a similar team from Europe. The pages are full of photos, details, and stories of what has become the biggest event in golf. Mixing golf at its highest level with feelings of national pride, the Ryder Cup attracts among the highest television ratings in sports each time it is contested. In large, illustrated format, this book features essays by many of the finest golf writers on both sides of the Atlantic and complete coverage, in words and pictures, of each and every Ryder Cup played since its beginning in 1927, including the September 2008 event. Also included in the book are multiple gatefold spreads, including a Ryder Cup Timeline spanning 5 1/2 feet when opened., "The Ryder Cup: Golf's Grandest Even"t by noted golf historian and author Martin Davis is a large, beautifully-produced coffee table book (11 X 14), printed in five colors by one of the finest art book printers in Italy.In the works for over 6 1/2 years, the book contains 499 pages, including five spectacular gate fold spreads - including a Ryder Cup Timeline that folds out to almost five feet, 18 featured essays by many of the sports worlds finest writers including John Feinstein, Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Anderson of the "New York Times," Jim McCabe of "Golfweek "magazine and John Hopkins, golf correspondent from The (London) "Times." Also included is in-depth coverage, in words and large photos, of each and every of the 40 Ryder Cup contested, including the most recent one at Gleneagles in Scotland in the fall of 2014.It is the most definitive, accurate, and up-to-date book on the Ryder Cup ever produced and, uniquely, includes original reporting by iconic golf writers Bernard Darwin, Grantland Rice, and Herbert Warren Wind."
LC Classification NumberGV970.3