Moment of Glory: The Year Tiger Lost His Swing and Underdogs Ruled the Majors

Moment of Glory: The Year Tiger Lost His Swing and Underdogs Ruled the Majors

by JohnFeinstein (Author)

Synopsis

After winning six of the twelve majors played from 2000 to 2002, Tiger Woods was struggling with his golf swing in 2003, leaving him out of the running at the US open and the PGA. As a consequence, 2003 saw four first-time major champions: Ben Curtis, Mike Weir, Jim Furyk and Shaun Micheel. After their respective upsets, the four players have had little success, however. Micheel and Curtis jumped from obscurity to stardom and subsequently overplayed all over the world. Neither has won another major, and Weir has only won one other major, in 2004.

In Moment of Glory, John Feinstein returns to this unlikely year and chronicles the personal and professional struggles the four players have experienced since then. With his great affection for the underdog and extraordinary access, he gives readers an insider's look at how winning (and losing) major championships changes players' lives.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 23 Feb 2011

ISBN 10: 0751542350
ISBN 13: 9780751542356
Book Overview: The story of 2003 - golf's most unlikely year, and a look at how winning majors changes players' lives.

Media Reviews
FANS LOVE AMERICA'S FAVORITE SPORTSWRITER:
John Feinstein...has done perhaps as much for golf writing as Arnold Palmer has for golf. -- Ron Rappaport, Washington Monthly
[Feinstein is] one of the best modern day sports writers. -- Virginia Golfer
Feinstein is the most successful sportswriter in America....He has the gift of re-creating events known to us all while infusing them with excitement, even suspense. -- Jay Nordlinger, Wall Street Journal
Feinstein writes passionately and sensitively, and his research is top-notch. His access to the players--tour vetrans, rising rookies, and journeymen...weave a compelling narrative. -- Tampa Tribune
The best chronicler in sports journalism. -- Craig Smith, Seattle Times
John Feinstein is a reporter par excellence, amazingly adept at getting past the publicity curtain and getting people to open up their live, their hope and fears. -- The State (South Carolina)
John Feinstein has become sportswriting's John Grisham. -- David Kindred, Sporting News
Feinstein makes you care. -- Bruce Fetts, Entertainment Weekly
One of the best sportswriters alive. -- Larry King, USA Today
Author Bio
John Feinstein is the author of a number of bestselling sports books. He is a regular commentator on NPR and writes for the Washington Post Sunday Magazine and Golf Magazine.