Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son | 
 enlarge | Author: Kevin Cook
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 565444
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 1592402976
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3520922
EAN: 9781592402977
ASIN: 1592402976
Publication Date: April 5, 2007
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Condition: clean/VG text, few DJ edge nicks/scratches/minor general wear
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This story of old and young Tom Morris, golf's founding father and son, provides a vivid account of their colorful, rip-roaring times in mid 19th century Scotland. Both fascinating history and a moving personal saga, this book isn't only for golfers. It's for every son who has fought to escape a father's shadow and for every father who has guided a son toward manhood, then found it hard to let him go.
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transcendant storytelling!!! December 17, 2008
One of the best golf books ever written-----flawless in its evocation of time and place.
 Tommys Honor by Kevin Cook December 2, 2008
This book is about Old Tom Morris, considered to be the first Golf Course Superintendent, the builder of St Andrews and the first British Open Champ. It is also about his son Tom who won the British Open 3 consecutive years. If you are into golf course design, building or maintenance this is a must read. If you are into golf history it does not get better than this book. It is a vivid account of countless matches played over the best courses that Scotland has to offer. It also gives you a very in depth view of the peoples lives in the mid to late 1800's and how professional golf came to be.
Aye, 'Tis a Far & Sure Book October 9, 2008
These original Scott golfers would like to say as they teed off, Hit it far and sure. This book on them is just that, far and sure. It goes a long way in linking us golfers today with the Morrises and their other links buddies. Like many, I have heard about the infamous Morris' and golf's grand start in Scotland. This is done in such an intimate and flowing story form that you're brought right back into the times these two great golfers teed it up.
There is much history and culture of the times which makes it all that much more realistic and captivating: how we got to eighteen, the 4 1/2 inch cup and end of stymy, and on and on are here. I appreciate the candor and way in which the author acknowledges the Scottish help he received in putting this together, even those who had written previous books but still felt compelled to provide all support and research that they knew of. Admirable on both parts! If you have not read it yet, do read "The Edict."
The sadness of the deaths of his family before him, and his keeping on till the end as well as his faith life, reading the Bible daily, will endear this book and family to me and other readers. So, far and sure!
Award Winner August 28, 2008
This book was a finalist for sports book of the year in the UK in 2007, and won the Book-of-the-Year Award from the United States Golf Association. Kevin Cook hits it "far and sure."
Great Golf Book August 25, 2008
If you want to learn some of the history of Scottish golf, this is a great book. It is very readable and interesting. I wish I had read it before we made our first trip to play golf in Scotland last year.
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