{"product_id":"the-first-major-the-inside-story-of-the-2016-ryder-cup-9781101971093","title":"The First Major: The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom legendary sportswriter and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author comes a dramatic chronicle of the bitterly-fought 2016 Ryder Cup pitting a U.S. team out for revenge against the Europeans determined to keep the Cup out of American hands. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Richly detailed and entertaining. . . . Feinstein captures the intensity, the flavor, the pomp and all the circumstance that is. . .the biggest event in golf.\"--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe rivalry between the U.S. and European teams was at an all-time high even before the first swing of the 2016 Ryder Cup. The Americans had lost an astounding six out of the last seven matches. With the U.S. team out for revenge and the Europeans determined to keep the Cup out of American hands, the showdown took place in Hazeltine, Minnesota--just days after the death of golf legend Arnold Palmer. It became one of the most raucous and heated face-offs in the Cup's history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning author John Feinstein takes readers behind the scenes, providing an inside view of the dramatic stories as they unfolded, including the assembly of veteran Phil Mickelson's superb team, the intense match between European superstar Rory McIlroy and American Patrick Reed that almost came to blows, and the return of Tiger Woods. Throughout, Feinstein vividly illustrates why the Ryder Cup has become golf's most intense and emotional event.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHN FEINSTEIN is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the classics sports books \u003ci\u003eA Season on the Brink\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Good Walk Spoiled\u003c\/i\u003e, along with many other bestsellers including \u003ci\u003eThe Legends Club\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere Nobody Knows Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently writes for The Washington Post and Golf Digest and is a regular contributor to the Golf Channel and Comcast Sports Regional Networks; in addition, he hosts a college basketball show and a golf show on SiriusXM Radio. Feinstein lives in Potomac, Maryland, with his wife, Christine, and is the father of three children: Danny, Brigid, and Jane.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51812609917202,"sku":"9781101971093","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1fc6c7a0-0454-4ecf-8cd1-2568f38c325f.jpg?v=1766492362","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-first-major-the-inside-story-of-the-2016-ryder-cup-9781101971093","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}