Sir Bob Charles - The Biography SIGNED COPY by Geoff Saunders

This is a second-hand copy of the book Sir Bob Charles - The Biography by Geoff Saunders. This copy is signed by Sir Bob Charles - see photos.

Condition: This is a used book in very good condition.

Publisher: Hope Publishing
Year: 2020
ISBN: 9780473521813
Format: Card cover
Pages: 311
Condition: Used (Very Good)

Sir Bob Charles - The Biography' is the first comprehensive biography of Sir Bob Charles. His story begins in working-class rural New Zealand. In 1960 he embarked upon a career that no New Zealander had chosen before that of a full-time touring professional golfer. The pressure was on the young Kiwi golfer as he took off around the world, with GBP350 in travelers' cheques to fund his new career. If he did not play well enough his cash would run out and he would be back in Christchurch as a teller for the National Bank of New Zealand. That prospect alone spurred his success. The book is an account of his 50 years touring the world with his golf clubs. The reader will encounter the key characters in the story who supported the young golfer on his way to the very top of his sport. You will meet Ivor and Phyl Charles, his wife Verity, mentor Ian Cromb and his agent Mark McCormack. There are over 150 stunning photos in the book, many from the Charles family's own collection. Combined with the narrative the images provide the complete picture of a notable New Zealand life. Bob Charles competed in the ''golden age'' of professional golf in the 1960s and 1970s. He played with, and at times defeated, each member of the ''Big Three''. The televising of golf from the early 1960s created an explosion in enthusiasm for the game. During this period, he acquired the title of the ''best putter in the world'' in the eyes of both journalists and fellow competitors. His senior career delivered another 20 years of success in the game he loved. For the first 10 years on the Senior PGA Tour from 1986 he became the man to beat.