Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 Harry Vardon—Leader of the Great Triumvirate
Chapter 2 James Braid—Second member of the Great Triumvirate but in Vardon’s shadow
Chapter 3 J.H. Taylor—Third member of the Great Triumvirate 14 also in Vardon’s shadow
Chapter 4 Willie Anderson—Great talent, short life
Chapter 5 Johnny McDermott—America’s first golf hero
Chapter 6 Tommy Armour—The Silver Scot
Chapter 7 Bobby Locke—Blackballed by the PGA Tour
Chapter 8 Cary Middlecoff—Perhaps best forgotten or is that a bit harsh?
Chapter 9 Peter Thomson—Greatest Aussie golfer
Chapter 10 Billy Casper—Mr. Unflappable got snubbed he should have been in the Big Four
Chapter 11 Seve Ballesteros Sota—Amazing talent, misnomered “hack”
Chapter 12 Johnny Miller—Yes, he played golf too
Chapter 13 Introducing the greatest golfer ever—Count Yogi
Chapter 14 Ed “Porky” Oliver—1940 U.S. Open, Legendary pro golf disqualifications and other blunders
Chapter 15 Legendary controversies and scandals
Chapter 16 Circumventing USGA’s anchored putting ban for 2016
Chapter 17 The joys of living and playing golf in Minnesota
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Appendix Action steps for golfers
About the Author

About the Author

Jeff Gold is the ghostwriter of numerous books, several of them literary masterpieces, but due to the confidential nature of his ghostwriting agreements, the titles must remain secret. However, with Golf’s Forgotten Legends, we can actually tell you that Jeff Gold definitely did write this amazing book and he views it as, unquestionably, his greatest literary achievement.