Champagne Tony Lema: Triumph to Tragedy
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.89 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0991129318 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 398 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
That same year, 1961, a dejected Tony Lema visited with a former Masters champion and received advice on his putting that catapulted him to the top of the leaderboards across the country. In a hotel room in Minneapolis, a successful PGA Tour player challenged Tony Lema to straighten out his life and become a top golfer on the Tour. Read about his unbelievable winning percentage in the two Ryder Cup teams he played on in 1963 and 1965. Read about his exciting challenge to Jack Nicklaus in the 1963 Masters and his unbelievable streak in the summer of 1964 when he won four tournaments in a six-week stretch, highlighted by his triumph in the British Open at St. Enjoy reading about Champagne Tony Lema’s exciting journey from boyhood to one of the tour’s most respected players.. Celebrating his first PGA Tour victory at the Orange County Open, the handsome, former Marine with a “playboy” reputation became know as Champagne Tony when he uncorked bottles of champagne for the press. Andrews, Scotland. You will discover how he used a “borrowed putter” and a “borrowed caddy” to launch himself to the top i
"Great book a perfect read for the golf enthusiast!" according to Leslie Ann Bluemel. With Lema's birthday having just passed, I very much enjoyed reading this well-written book and learning more of the life and legend of this golf hero.. "Outstanding" according to Hathaway Russell. Excellent read for sports enthusiasts and people who enjoy human interest stories. Through extensive research of public and personal records, Bill Roland recreates the life of Tony Lema and we share the triumph and tragedy of his brief and brilliant career. Mr. Roland, who has spent a lifetime studying, photographing, writing about, and . A complete This book provides a detailed look at the life of Tony Lema, and tour life in the 1960's. The author also included Tony's career records, tributes from his contemporaries, and even Tony's thoughts on the golf swing. A book about one of golf's greatest, and also one of it's most interesting characters.