Originally published in 1927, Bobby Jones's Down the Fairway has become
what Sports Illustrated calls "an incontestable classic." Part memoir,
part golf instructional, part golf history--and including wonderful
vintage photographs--Down the Fairway is a must read for all who care
about this most fascinating sport. Amazingly, Bobby Jones--along with
sports journalist O.B. Keeler--wrote this book when he was only 24 years
old. His thinking was that, having just become the first golfer ever to
win both U.S. and British Open titles in one year (1926), he would never
perform at such a high level again. It seemed a good time, then, to tell
his story.
In an age of big money, lucrative endorsements, TV contracts, and
pouting millionaires, this earnest volume comes as a breath of fresh
air. Infused with Jones's deep knowledge of and pure passion for the
game, it evokes a long-ago time when an amateur could be the best in the
world.