Curt Sampson

The Lost Masters: Grace and Disgrace in '68

by Curt Sampson

Of all the games ever played in a sporting competition, never has an event been so bizarre and yet so fitting for its historical moment: the 1968 Masters.

Anger gripped America's heart in April 1968. Vietnam...

Chasing Tiger

by Curt Sampson

All eat from the bowl of life. Tiger Woods just has a bigger spoon.

So writes Curt Sampson in his ground-breaking account of the current state of golf. Tiger Woods has changed golf forever. His mix of power...

The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia

by Curt Sampson

The Masters golf tournament weaves a hypnotic spell. It is the toughest ticket in sports, with black-market tickets selling for $10,000 and more. Success at Augusta National breeds legends, while failure can...

The Eternal Summer: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year

by Curt Sampson & Dan Jenkins

Was there ever a year in golf like 1960?

        It was the year that the sport and its vivid personalities exploded on the consciousness of the nation, when the past, present, and future of the sport...

The War by the Shore: The Incomparable Drama of the 1991 Ryder Cup

by Curt Sampson

The true story of the dramatic 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island, which changed the competition in golf forever.

The 1991 Ryder Cup began in 1985. Up to then, the biennial match between all-star teams of golf...

Royal and Ancient: Blood, Sweat, and Fear at the British Open

by Curt Sampson

For a century and a half, the best golf players in the world have, once a year, attempted to beat the weather, the pressure, and one of the toughest courses in the world at the British Open. In Royal and Ancient,...