Sir Walter: Walter Hagen and the Invention of Professional Golf

by Tom Clavin

Book Overview

During the Golden Age of Sports in the 1920s, Walter Hagen was to golf what Babe Ruth was to baseball. The first professional golfer to make his living playing the game rather than teaching it, Hagen... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743204867
• ISBN13: 9780743204866
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

An unsung golf legend.

Before Nichlaus and Palmer and even before Ben Hogan there was Walter Hagen. This is a great read about one of early golf's greatest players. If you are a golfer you will enjoy this book.