The Kings of Swing
Behind the Scenes with South Africa’s Golfing Greats| By: | Craig Urquhart |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Print ISBN: | 9781770226326 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781770226340 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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<p>The Kings of Swing is the intimate and extraordinary story of those South African golfers who have won numerous Major championships – more than any other nation outside of the United States. Their victories were achieved despite decades of sporting isolation and, during the post-apartheid era, in the shadow of possibly the greatest athlete of all time. This is a story of plane, train and car crashes, psychosurgery, a lightning strike, a broken beer bottle, a misplaced marker, a beautiful autistic boy and a scandal that ensnared the country’s most famous sportsman and led to the resignation of a prime minister. It is a story of the power of the mind and the power of the body in this, the most fickle of all sports. It is a story of dramatic highs and lows, of desperate poverty and fabulous wealth.<br>It is a rare glimpse into the extraordinary lives of South Africa’s top golfers …</p>