Golf Books #124 (The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life)

January 14 / By Tee Times / InGolf Related

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In the Depression year of 1931, on the golf links at Krewe Island off Savannah’s windswept shore, two legends of the game–Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen–meet for a mesmerizing thirty-six-hole showdown. Another golfer will also compete–a troubled local war hero, once a champion, who comes with his mentor and caddie, the mysterious Bagger Vance.

It is Vance, sage and charismatic, who will ultimately guide the match, for he holds the secret of the Authentic Swing. And he alone can show his protege the way back to glory.

Written in the spirit of Gold in the Kingdom and The Natural, The Legend of Bagger Vance reveals the true nature of the game in a story that is unforgettable.

Publication Date: June 1, 1996 (source)

About the Author

Steven Pressfield is the author of the hugely successful historical novels Gates of Fire, Tides of War, and Last of the Amazons. His debut novel, The Legend of Bagger Vance, was made into a movie starring Matt Damon and Will Smith in 2000.