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The Lost Masters: Grace and Disgrace in '68 Hardcover – March 15, 2005

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An account of the controversial 1968 Masters Tournament recounts how anticipated winners Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus were surpassed by three relatively known players, including Argentinean Roberto DeVincenzo, whose win was disqualified on a scoring technicality. 30,000 first printing.
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    March 15, 2005
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    0743470028
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No one remembers the silver medalist, the second-place finisher, the runner-up. And no one remembers the first loser of the 1968 Masters Tournament. Sampson, a former touring golf pro and author of seven books, including the bestseller The Masters, hopes to change all that by retelling a story many people have forgotten and even more never knew. The '68 Masters was held under a cloud of war, racial tension and national mourning. The tournament began on April 11; eight days earlier, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated, and he was buried in nearby Atlanta, Ga., two days before the tournament began at Augusta National. Anti-war sentiment pervaded the nation's conscience as Bob Goalby lined up for the first tee shot of the tournament. What followed was four days of competition and controversy. While the world watched and waited for one of the two favorites, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, to take the cup, three virtual unknowns-Roberto Devicenzo, Bob Goalby and Bert Yancy-staged their own three-way battle for the title. It was one of the tightest tournaments in the Masters' history, and its ending further solidified its place in the history books. When the final stroke was tallied, it was Devicenzo-Goalby, one-two. But in a scoring error on the 17th hole of the final day, it was discovered that Devicenzo's partner recorded a four instead of the three he actually shot, and more controversy ensued. A marvelous look at a compelling event, this book is a surefire pleasure for golf fans.
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The worst sports scandals usually involve cheating, but golf's biggest controversy occurred when the rules were followed too closely. The 1968 Masters Tournament ended in a tie between Roberto Devicenzo and Bob Goalby, but the latter was pronounced the winner when it was discovered that Devicenzo signed a scorecard showing his score to be one shot higher than it really was. Veteran golf writer Sampson reprises the tournament and looks closely at the incident and its aftermath. Would Arnold Palmer have been allowed to correct his score, in spite of the rule? Does the whole fiasco illustrate golf's bedrock sportsmanship, or does it show, yet again, the arrogance of the rich white guys who run the Masters? Sampson gives all sides a fair hearing, but most interestingly, he looks at how the scoring mess turned Devicenzo into a fan favorite and became a permanent monkey on Goalby's back. The attempt to place the controversy in the context of Vietnam and the sixties in general is overstated, but all in all, this is a fascinating slice of golf history. Bill Ott
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atria; First Edition (March 15, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743470028
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743470025
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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Curt Sampson, golf professional turned golf writer, came to golf the old-fashioned way—as a caddie. He looped for his father for a few years on summer Saturday’s, then turned pro, in a manner of speaking, at age 12, as one of the scores of disheveled boys and men in the caddie pen at Lake Forest Country Club in Hudson, Ohio. His golf game developed from sneaking on LFCC at twilight, an occasionally nerve-wracking exercise because the greens keeper intimated a readiness to call the cops on trespassers. Sampson—never caught—progressed as a player and as an employee, scoring a job as starter/cart maintenance boy at age 16 at Boston Hills CC, a public course, also in Hudson. His high water mark as a young golfer was a win in the Mid- American Junior in 1970. Sampson attended Kent State University on a golf scholarship and managed a municipal course for two years following graduation, worked a couple more as an assistant pro at clubs in South Carolina and Tennessee, then bummed around as a touring pro in Canada, New Zealand, and Florida.

In November 1988, Sampson began to write full-time, mostly about the game of his father, golf. Texas Golf Legends, his first book, was collaboration with Santa Fe-based artist Paul Milosevich. Researching TGL gained Sampson introductions with people he has written about many times since: Hogan, Nelson, Crenshaw, Trevino, and a few dozen others. His next book–The Eternal Summer, a recreation of golf’s summer of 1960, when Hogan, Palmer, and Nicklaus battled–is still selling 15 years after its debut, a rarity in the publishing world. Sampson’s biography of the enigmatic William Ben Hogan struck a chord. Both Hogan and his next book, The Masters, appeared on the New York Times bestseller lists. Subsequent books and scores of magazine articles cemented Sampson’s reputation as readable and sometimes controversial writer with an eye for humor and the telling detail.

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roscoepwavetrain
5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best golf books ever
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2013
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i've read this book at least 4 times since i bought it a few years back. i've also gone on to read all of Sampson's books as he's an incredible writer. i quit my job and moved into a van and now live outside his home with my pet iguana "iggy."

if you believe that then you should be more trusting of our species and our capacity for humor.

anyway, this is a great book as it talks about a part of masters lore that is rarely talked about. i'm originally from augusta and thought i'd heard all the stories about the "tunamint" and its lore. however, this story never came up and that's unfortunate as its a very interesting story.

as an aside, during my "college years," which was a 6-year odyssey of brilliance and stupidity plus wasted coin. i held one of the worst jobs ever working as a breakfast-shift waiter in a mediocre hotel in augusta (it was closed decades ago). imagine if you will its masters week and as always in augusta every hotel is booked (particularly the crappy ones) and i am your clearly hungover waiter for a lovely, pre-tournament breakfast.

an older couple sat down and it immediately it was clear the service and surroundings weren't up to their standards, which isn't meant to be snippy as only a hobo could have found this hotel and restaurant worth what they were charging, believe me.

anyway, older couple was nice and frankly i was so busy i didn't pay them much attention as i was working about 10 tables with 3 hours of sleep and just wanting the day to end. i deliver the check and come back to pick it up and the woman looks me in the eye and says, "son, its clear you don't know who Bob Goalby is." i look over and the man is glaring at me too. i'm not sure what i said or if i even said anything as a hungover teenager at 6am isn't a fountain of interaction, but, make no doubt that after i reading this book 4 or more times i now do know who Bob Goalby is.
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d pro
4.0 out of 5 stars Good summer read for fans of golf
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2015
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I enjoyed it. I grew up in Belleville Illinois and I get to shake Bob Goalby's hand once a year in a charity golf scramble that Mr. Goalby and I participate in. So I knew all the references in the book to Belleville and that was kinda cool. It was well written and gave an even handed account of the Master's tournament in question. It was interesting to get an insight into the workings of the Tour back in those times. I'd call it a good summer read for fans of golf.
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Robert Papa
5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely loved this book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2020
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This book did a great job of telling an important story in Masters history and the personality profiles were excellent. I hated to finish this book. I always thought that Roberto DeVincenzo was cheated out of a chance to win in a playoff and this book made me feel vindicated. Tommy Aaron comes across as the jerk that he is, as does Bob Goalby.
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Ian Lawry
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2014
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Interesting, but in the end a lot about a single mistake.
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Vince Recine Colorado
5.0 out of 5 stars Very quick paced
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021
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This book is well written and holds your interest. It’s very quick paced and tells the story from all points of view. This is a delightful read.
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Andrew Fisher
4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2018
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Not The Match but as a golf enthusiast this is a must read!
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S. G. Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars I love all of Curt Sampson's books thus far.....
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2014
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And this one was no exception.

Very well researched, interesting, and written so well. I can hardly put the book down once I start.

Fascinating story of what happened in the 68 Masters.

Hopefully next he'll tackle the DISGRACE that was the 58 Masters and the Palmer Venturi debacle.

Gee Goalby received harsh treatment since SOMEBODY else broke a basic, well known and steadfast rule in golf.

As I write, Australia's best female golfer, Carrie Webb, just got DQ'd for the same offence as Roberto did all those years ago....

Also didn't know Devlin lead in a Masters Sunday......

Buy and enjoy!!

Cheers, Simon
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Craig W. Marks
4.0 out of 5 stars I most enjoyed the sections that described the history of the tournament
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2015
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well researched. I most enjoyed the sections that described the history of the tournament. A little long winded on the personal profiles.
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5.0 out of 5 stars eXCELLENT STORYTELLING
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2022
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