The Longest Shot: Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf's Greatest Upset at the 1955 U.S. Open

by Neil Sagebiel

Book Overview

The inspirational story of the unknown golfer from Iowa who beat his idol in the 1955 U.S. Open With the overlooked Jack Fleck still playing the course, NBC-TV proclaimed that the legendary Ben Hogan had won his record fifth U.S. Open and signed off from San Francisco. Undaunted, the forgotten Iowan rallied to overcome a nine-shot deficit over the last three rounds--still a U.S. Open record--and made a pressure-packed putt to tie Hogan on the final...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312661843
• ISBN13: 9780312661847
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"