Book Description
Golf is a sport that transcends generations. As each flickers from one era to the next, golf itself continues to grow timelessly. Players like Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Arnold Palmer established a tradition and Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus and others helped forge a bridge to the next generation fueled by awesome skills and competitive desire. And now, the younger players on the PGA Tour are emerging as the new heroes of the next generation. These players are electrifying galleries on the tour and taking the tradition-filled game to a new audience. Find out how twenty-something players Justin Leonard, David Duval, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are changing the way the game is played as week after week they etch their names on the leader boards. Hear how they respect the players who walked the fairways before them and find out why they hold the future of the game in the next millennium.


About the Author
A native of Bloomfield Hills, MI, Robert Hartman grew up playing junior golf at Pete Dye- and Jack Nicklaus-designed Wabeek Country Club. He graduated from Hillsdale College in 1985 with a B.A. in English and received his Masters degree from Hollins University in 1999. After serving as the captain of the Hillsdale College Charger golf team, he turned his attention to writing about the sport. From the sports editor of Michigan's oldest college newspaper, The Collegian, he was sports information director at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Throughout the 1980s he assisted Roland Lazenby as assistant editor on such basketball nonfiction as the Boston Celtics Greenbook. Hartman worked as the assistant director of communication during the summer of 1987 for the American Junior Golf Association. He has written numerous articles on the young players in the game of golf for ACC Athlete Magazine and the Virginia Golfer. He resides in Roanoke, Virginia with his wife Catherine and his children, Ryan and Emma.

SYNOPSIS

Golf is a sport that transcends generations. As each flickers from one era to the next, golf itself continues to grow timelessly. Players like Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Arnold Palmer established a tradition and Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus and others helped forge a bridge to the next generation fueled by awesome skills and competitive desire. And now, the younger players on the PGA Tour are emerging as the new heroes of the next generation. These players are electrifying galleries on the tour and taking the tradition-filled game to a new audience. Find out how twenty-something players Justin Leonard, David Duval, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are changing the way the game is played as week after week they etch their names on the leader boards. Hear how they respect the players who walked the fairways before them and find out why they hold the future of the game in the next millennium.

FROM THE CRITICS

Tampa Tribune

A good look at four young professional golfers who, according to Hartman, are the future of the PGA.

Roanoke Valley Sports Journal