The Golf Majors: Records & Yearbook, 2012

THE GOLF MAJORS Records And Yearbook, 2012 Hot on the heels of the monumental From Old Tom to the Tiger, already shortlisted for the "Golf Book of the Year", Alun Evans has produced his seventh "annual" concerning the four greatest events in the world of Golf: the Masters, the US Open, the (British) Open and the PGA of America Championship - collectively, "the Majors". A companion volume to Old Tom..., it takes off where that book ended its mission, ie to encapsulate in one volume the first 150 years of the Golf Majors. It updates the information where it matters, to include the spectacular Majors of 2011, and virgin victories for Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy, his compatriot Darren Clarke, and Keegan Bradley, only the third Majors debutant to win since 1913. It doesn"t tread on the toes of Old Tom..., it complements it, not only tossing updated data into the mix, but including several important extras even Old Tom..."s broad binding couldn"t quite accommodate. Following the familiar format of previous editions, but with several new features and in greater detail than ever before, The Golf Majors of 2011 vintage, in 400 fact-packed pages, presents: * Full results of all Majors from 1860-1999, on leaderboards featuring every player who finished a Major * Enhanced results, with full reports, of Majors from 2000-2010, to include every player who started, even those that missed the cut, withdrew, were disqualified, or, for whatever other reason, failed to complete 72 holes * A special, separate section covering everything that was special about the 2011 Majors * A full results summary for every Major Champion in history; and all players who started a Major from 2000 onwards * Top players of different eras are compared based on their successes in Majors * The popular Hall of Fame Top 100 returns, completely revised and updated: whither Tiger in 2011? * A hugely expanded Records section to answer any query those at the 19th hole may care to pose about players, their scores, numbers of wins, etc; as well as the host golf courses of history, and those delights that await in the future Since 1998, and still, the premier source of information for those interested in the Major Championships. "It"s worth every penny to me", Renton Laidlaw, TV commentator and editor of the R&A Golfer"s Handbook