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The Kings of Swing

by Craig Urquhart
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<p>The Kings of Swing is the intimate and extraordinary story of those South African golfers who have won numerous Major championships – more than any other nation outside of the United States. Their victories were achieved despite decades of sporting isolation and, during the post-apartheid era, in the shadow of possibly the greatest athlete of all time. This is a story of plane, train and car crashes, psychosurgery, a lightning strike, a broken beer bottle, a misplaced marker, a beautiful autistic boy and a scandal that ensnared the country's most famous sportsman and led to the resignation of a prime minister. It is a story of the power of the mind and the power of the body in this, the most fickle of all sports. It is a story of dramatic highs and lows, of desperate poverty and fabulous wealth.<br>It is a rare glimpse into the extraordinary lives of South Africa's top golfers ...</p>
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Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 1, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9781770226333
  • Release date: September 1, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9781770226333
  • File size: 546 KB
  • Release date: September 1, 2013

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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction

Languages

English

<p>The Kings of Swing is the intimate and extraordinary story of those South African golfers who have won numerous Major championships – more than any other nation outside of the United States. Their victories were achieved despite decades of sporting isolation and, during the post-apartheid era, in the shadow of possibly the greatest athlete of all time. This is a story of plane, train and car crashes, psychosurgery, a lightning strike, a broken beer bottle, a misplaced marker, a beautiful autistic boy and a scandal that ensnared the country's most famous sportsman and led to the resignation of a prime minister. It is a story of the power of the mind and the power of the body in this, the most fickle of all sports. It is a story of dramatic highs and lows, of desperate poverty and fabulous wealth.<br>It is a rare glimpse into the extraordinary lives of South Africa's top golfers ...</p>
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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction