{"product_id":"the-match-the-day-the-game-of-golf-changed-forever-paperback","title":"The Match","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe chronicle of a casual bet between two millionaires that pitted two of the greatest golfers of the era - Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan - against top amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe year: 1956. Decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie to U.S. Open champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf, Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George Coleman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLowery claims that two of his employees, amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, cannot be beaten in a best-ball match, and challenges Coleman to bring any two golfers of his choice to the course at 10 a.m. the next day to settle the issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColeman accepts the challenge and shows up with his own power team: Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, the game's greatest living professionals, with fourteen major championships between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the recollections of all the participants, Mark Frost brings to life the story of this foursome and the game they played that day - known in golf circles as the greatest private match ever played.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67823929524360,"sku":"9781401309619","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/9152\/6280\/files\/mVvwzqeQQW9781401309619.webp?v=1793635919","url":"https:\/\/www.sportsplusdenver.com\/products\/the-match-the-day-the-game-of-golf-changed-forever-paperback","provider":"Sports Plus Denver","version":"1.0","type":"link"}