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Upset at Oakmont: How Dave Herron Beat Bobby Jones in the 1919 U.S. Amateur

Upset at Oakmont: How Dave Herron Beat Bobby Jones in the 1919 U.S. Amateur - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Steven Schlossman, Kari ThomasPublish date:2025-05-15Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820373485ISBN-10:820373486UPC:9780820373485Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Golf, History, SportsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.82 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SC9STR96YC

Upset at Oakmont: How Dave Herron Beat Bobby Jones in the 1919 U.S. Amateur

In 1919, at Oakmont Country Club, seventeen-year-old Bobby Jones fought his way to the finals for a chance to make history as the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship. Standing in his way was twenty-one-year-old Dave Herron, a Pittsburgh native and former Oakmont caddie. Despite his relatively unknown status and to the shock of many, Dave beat Bobby with the most spectacular...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820373485ISBN-10:820373486UPC:9780820373485Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Golf, History, SportsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.82 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SC9STR96YC
Steven Schlossman (Author)
STEVEN SCHLOSSMAN is a professor of history and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of two books: Chasing Greatness: Johnny Miller, Arnold Palmer, and the Miracle at Oakmont and Transforming Juvenile Justice: Reform Ideals and Institutional Realities, 1825-1920. His writing on golf has also appeared in The Golf, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Journal...
Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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