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Just
published by Red
Rock Press
Ryder
Cup 2006 By Dermot Gilleece
How
Ireland landed golf's biggest showpiece
Foreward
by Arnold Palmer
Gilleece's
name is synonymous with golf journalism in Ireland as golf correspondent
for the Irish Times for over twenty years and currently the Sunday
Independent correspondent and writes for all major Irish golf publications.
The
book represents an unusual prequel to an event which is just less
than one year away. The only comparable publication is Valderrama
: The First Ten Years by Jaime Ortiz-Patino which was then followed
up by the Valderrama The Ryder Cup Years 1992-1997. So it is reasonable
to expect a sequel or second edition detailing the outcome of the
matches.
The
book was originally due for publication in January but the deadline
were brought forward to cater for the XMas market and as a result
can expect to get a jump on any of its competitors. When it is as
sumptously produced, well researched, written and structured and
providing some tidbits which suggests the author has more than just
a passing acquaintance with the main characters. It can rightfully
expect to K.O. any other publications in the pipeline with the next
one due to hit the booksellers in April 2006. The first edition
print run was 7,500 copies with another edition quickly afterwards.
| Other
titles by Author |
Year |
| Breaking
80 The Life and times of Joe Carr |
2002 |
| Malahide
Golf Club - Centenary 1892-1992* |
1992 |
| Killiney
Golf Club an illustrated centenary history 1903-2003* |
2003 |
| County
Sligo Golf Club The First Hundred Years 1894-1994 |
1994 |
| "The
Brad" - The Life and Times of Harry Bradshaw* |
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| Irish
Ladies Golf Union An Illustrated Centenary History 1893-1993* |
1993 |
| Victory!
Story of the 1995 Ryder Cup* |
1995 |
| Golfers'
Guide to Ireland |
2000 |
| Georgina
Campbell's Ireland for Gourmet Golfers* |
2005 |
| Clontarf
Golf Club 1912-1987* |
1987 |
| * co-author |
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The
book starts off by taking you around the Palmer course, hole by
hole, at the K Club, the venue for the Ryder Cup before Arnold Palmer
adds his tuppence with a whistle stop tour of his experiences of
the Ryder Cup and of Ireland. Gilleece then begins his story of
how Ireland landed golf's biggest showpiece. The story moves through
the myriad of events that make up the staging of the Ryder Cup at
the K-Club and the appeal of the event itself from it first staging
in 1927.
The
chase for the captainancy, the fallout from the terrorist attacks
on the World Trade centre, the strenghtening of the European contingent
in the 90s and the svengali type plays and political maneouvrings
that were taking place behind the scenes to secure the event and
the venue.
The
book is laced throughout with some of the classic near iconic photographs
that has come to depict the Ryder Cup throughout the years. It takes
a close look at the Irish involvement throughout the life of the
Ryder Cup and provides a detailed chronicle of players records in
its Archive section. All in all the book as left few gaps in dealing
with its subject, The Ryder Cup 2006.
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