Arnie and Jack
Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry
Ian O'Connor
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Description
Surprisingly, one of sport’s most contentious, complex, and defining clashes played out not in the boxing ring or at the line of scrimmage but on the genteel green fairways of the world’s finest golf courses. Arnie and Jack. Palmer and Nicklaus. Their fifty-year duel, in both the clubhouse and the boardroom, propelled each to the status of American icon and pushed modern golf to the heights and popularity it enjoys today.
Arnie was the cowboy, with rugged good looks, Popeye-like forearms, a flailing swing, and charm enough to win fans worldwide. Jack was scientific, precise, conservative, aloof, even fat and awkward. Ultimately, Nicklaus got the better of Palmer on the course, beating him in major victories 18-7. But Palmer bested Nicklaus almost everywhere else, especially in the hearts of the public and in endorsement dollars. By the end of this page-turning narrative, we see that each man wanted what the other had: Arnold wanted the trophies. Jack wanted the love.
In the tradition of John Feinstein and Mark Frost, Ian O’Connor has written a compelling account of one of the greatest rivalries in sports history.
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Customer Reviews
Great read
As Western Pa boy I grew up loving Arnie. He was one of us.
The Bear was the enemy who try to hurt our hero. Even still you
had appreciate his talent as golfer.
Many years later I meet the King at his course in Latrobe, Pa.
What a treat and true gentleman.
If you love golf and these two giants of the sport, them this is a must read.

- $9.99
- Category: Golf
- Published: Apr 08, 2009
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Seller: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Print Length: 368 Pages
- Language: English
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