{"product_id":"the-shot-watson-nicklaus-pebble-beach-and-the-chip-that-changed-everything-hardcover","title":"The Shot: Watson, Nicklaus, Pebble Beach, and the Chip That Changed Everything - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eTony Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eChris Millard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom any and every angle, the 1982 U.S. Open was pure alchemy, a dramatic turning point in the lives and fortunes of everyone involved. Watson underscored his status as the top player in the world. Nicklaus began to age before our eyes. Pebble joined the ranks of the most beloved golf courses on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eABC Sports began its slow descent toward obsolescence, and ESPN took an enormous step toward its new-media manifest destiny. As one ABC Sports producer who worked that storied Open said, \" After that week nothing was the same.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York Times-bestselling author Chris Millard looks back at this pivotal moment, deftly explaining how one chip-in changed not only the sport of golf, but the future course of golf media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York Times-bestselling author CHRIS MILLARD is a veteran observer of the American sports scene. He has covered golf as an editor and columnist at \u003ci\u003eGolf World\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine and as an executive editor at \u003ci\u003eGOLF Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Properties. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGolf Digest\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and has been recognized on five occasions by the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA). In 2012 he was awarded the GWAA's first prize for magazine feature articles for his retrospective on the 1986 Masters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his work as a sportswriter, he has been a contributor to Golf Channel and served for several years as director of communications for Jack Nicklaus. His books include: \u003ci\u003eNicklaus By Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jack Nicklaus, 2002), Golf's 100 Toughest Holes (2004), \u003ci\u003eAwesome Bill From Dawsonville\u003c\/i\u003e (with Bill Elliott, 2006), \u003ci\u003eMy Life Was This Big ... And Other True Tales From a Fishing Life\u003c\/i\u003e (with Lefty Kreh, 2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Golf Book: Twenty Years of the Players, Shots and Moments That Changed the Game\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and \u003ci\u003eThe National Golf Links of America: A History\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York-area native and a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, Chris lives with his wife and two children in Atlanta and spends summers in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45906601771205,"sku":"9781956237252","price":140.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/bE3Y2eETbr9781956237252.webp?v=1782800195","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-shot-watson-nicklaus-pebble-beach-and-the-chip-that-changed-everything-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}