The Ryder Cup: The Definitive History of Playing Golf for Pride and Country

Certainly does justice to the history of the Ryder Cup. Mr Jarman has presented the long and little known history of such a great event and breathed new life into it. We all know the events of recent history (since 1991) - this book not only covers those matches in great depth, while filling in cavernous holes of history for the earlier, less known matches that shaped the Cup. Names such as Hagen, Sarazen, Hogan, Demaret and Snead now sit alongside latter day heroes like the 1999 Brookline Bombers. This book is a massive achievement and one of the best reads I have ever had. Thank you, Mr JYou have been judged - and passed with flying colors.

Quite simply the best of the bunch of books now out on the Ryder Cup. The game-by-game commentary is riveting, and more importantly very balanced. Unlike say the slim volume by Bob Bubka and Tom Clavin, which was all smoke and mirrors, this substantial work does not suffer from the more jingoistic aspects of some Ryder cup reportage. The quotes from the various players placed in the margins, somewhat resembling footnotes, add incredible colour and are worth the price of admission by themselves. A laudable achievement, and now if only Mr. Jarman could be persuaded to write companion volumes covering the four Majors... I'll buy every one including extras for my golfing friends!