
Long and the Short of It : The Autobiography of Britain's Greatest Amateur Golfer.
Title:
Long and the Short of It : The Autobiography of Britain's Greatest Amateur Golfer.
Author:
Wolstenholme, Gary.
ISBN:
9781843589914
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (321 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD BY PETER ALLISS -- 1 END OF AN ERA -- 2 BORN WITH A CLUB IN MY HAND -- 3 SECOND BEST -- 4 GOING TO WORK ON AN EGG -- 5 THE UNKINDEST CUT OF ALL -- 6 THE INSURANCE SALESMAN -- 7 COOL HAND GARY AND THE £50 FRUIT SALAD -- 8 ENGLAND EXPECTS -- 9 PLAYING WITH A LEGEND -- 10 TOP OF THE TREE -- 11 TAMING THE TIGER -- 12 CAPTAIN'S ORDERS -- 13 HEARTBREAK RIDGE -- 14 PETER PERFECT -- 15 BLOWING HOT IN CHILE -- 16 THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC -- 17 BACK WHERE I BELONG -- 18 MY KIND OF TOWN -- 19 THE VOICE OF GOLF -- 20 CARRYING THE LOAD -- 21 DROPPED FROM A GREAT HEIGHT -- 22 ROYAL FLUSH -- 23 AMERICAN NIGHTMARE -- 24 FANCY MEETING YOU HERE -- 25 RHYTHM OF LIFE -- 26 YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT -- 27 TOO MANY COOKS… -- 28 ENJOYING THE JOURNEY -- 29 LIFE BEGINS AT FIFTY -- APPENDIX - GOLFING ACHIEVEMENTS.
Abstract:
Gary Wolstenholme is a sporting legend, and the last of a dying breedthe career amateur golfer. A tall man and a short hitter, Gary had always kept the ball in play and relied on his magical short game. It is a style that has paid off. He has played in the Walker Cup six times, represented England on no less that 218 occasions, won the Amateur Championship twice, and has been head to head with Tiger Woodsand beaten him. He has won on every continent and played with legends of the gamesuch as Palmer, Nicklaus, and Ballesterosbut it has not always been easy. While many of the amateurs he played with came from wealthy families, Gary did not. They drove to tournaments in expensive new cars and stayed in five-star hotels; he got the bus or walked miles to the venue with his clubs on his back, staying at the cheapest bed and breakfast. If there was free food available at the clubhouse, Gary would try to have breakfast, lunch, and dinner on site so that he wouldn't have to worry about paying for a meal. In this honest and revealing autobiography, Gary reveals everything about his long and successful career. From the highs of playing in the Masters in the early 1990s, to the lows of not being selected for the Home International series in 2008even though he was still playing some of the best golf of his career. Now in his fifties, Gary Wolstenholme still wows the crowds whenever he plays.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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