Reviews
Advance praise for The Magnificent Masters "When so many of us who''ve come to be accepted as expert in matters concerning golf need answers and counsel, we call on Gil.... The Magnificent Masters is an absolute reflection of a man who not only has the deepest understanding of the significance of that stunning 1975 tournament, but the perspective to tell the story in a way that makes us all understand, too." —Jimmy Roberts, NBC Sports, host of Golf Channel''s In Play with Jimmy Roberts , and author of Breaking the Slump "In the world of details, Gil Capps is golf''s strongest man, and those strengths make The Magnificent Masters as potent for the reader today as they were for the viewer in 1975." —Brandel Chamblee, Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour winner and Masters participant "For many of those not old enough to remember the 1975 Masters, Gil Capps helps us understand why many believe this was the greatest golf tournament of all time. Beautifully researched and presented, The Magnificent Masters reveals why this was a transformative week for the epic springtime tournament we never tire of reading about, and in many ways for the sport of golf. A must-read for any fan of the Masters and golf." —Geoff Shackelford, geoffshackelford.com, GolfWorld contributing writer and Golf Digest contributing editor "Gil Capps is the best golf researcher in the game. He takes that attention to detail in his reporting to craft a classic on a classic, the ''75 Masters." —Tim Rosaforte, senior writer for GolfWorld and Golf Digest and Golf Channel contributor "Gil Capps is the real brains behind not just the key stats we''ve shared with our TV audience but more importantly much of the perspective. And now everyone is able to get the full and unparalleled ''Capps treatment'' on one of the greatest golf tournaments ever played. Gil''s signature attention to detail springs the ''75 Masters back to life like never before...or just like you''re sitting next to him in the TV tower watching it all unfold." —Dan Hicks, NBC Sports golf anchor Booklist Starred Review, 4/1/14 There have been several similar tournament histories written over the last decade or so—beginning with Mark Frost's The Greatest Game Ever Played (2002), about Francis Ouimet's unlikely triumph at the 1913 U.S. Open—but Capp's recounting of perhaps the most memorable Masters ever stands shoulder to shoulder with all of them." Examiner.com, 3/19/14 [Capps] fills that gap in the Masters canon…The book picks up where contemporary accounts of the 1975 Masters leave off, filling out the full story of a significant week in the now-eighty-year-long saga of the Masters that had not previously been fully chronicled. In taking on this task, and bringing it to completion in such a satisfactory manner, Gil Capps has made a notable contribution to the chronicles of golf history, and his book should be part of every serious—and even not-so-serious—golf fan's library." Golf Digest , May 2014 Stir[s] up the nostalgic charm of one of the greatest Masters ever." GolfDigest.com, 4/7/2014 Plenty will be written a year from now about the 1975 Masters when the 40th anniversary arguably the most dramatic edition of the tournament rolls around. Any story, though, will struggle to improve on Gil Capps'' work in his recently released book on the subject. The Magnificent Masters) vividly recreates the events of that week at Augusta National Golf Club… Amplifying the rich play-by-play of the three practice round and four days of competition is the interesting character study he offers about the three protagonists, putting into context the importance of the tournament at the time and the impact the outcome would have on each of their careers.", Advance praise for The Magnificent Masters "When so many of us who've come to be accepted as expert in matters concerning golf need answers and counsel, we call on Gil.... The Magnificent Masters is an absolute reflection of a man who not only has the deepest understanding of the significance of that stunning 1975 tournament, but the perspective to tell the story in a way that makes us all understand, too." —Jimmy Roberts, NBC Sports, host of Golf Channel's In Play with Jimmy Roberts , and author of Breaking the Slump "In the world of details, Gil Capps is golf's strongest man, and those strengths make The Magnificent Masters as potent for the reader today as they were for the viewer in 1975." —Brandel Chamblee, Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour winner and Masters participant "For many of those not old enough to remember the 1975 Masters, Gil Capps helps us understand why many believe this was the greatest golf tournament of all time. Beautifully researched and presented, The Magnificent Masters reveals why this was a transformative week for the epic springtime tournament we never tire of reading about, and in many ways for the sport of golf. A must-read for any fan of the Masters and golf." —Geoff Shackelford, geoffshackelford.com, GolfWorld contributing writer and Golf Digest contributing editor "Gil Capps is the best golf researcher in the game. He takes that attention to detail in his reporting to craft a classic on a classic, the '75 Masters." —Tim Rosaforte, senior writer for GolfWorld and Golf Digest and Golf Channel contributor "Gil Capps is the real brains behind not just the key stats we've shared with our TV audience but more importantly much of the perspective. And now everyone is able to get the full and unparalleled 'Capps treatment' on one of the greatest golf tournaments ever played. Gil's signature attention to detail springs the '75 Masters back to life like never before...or just like you're sitting next to him in the TV tower watching it all unfold." —Dan Hicks, NBC Sports golf anchor, Advance praise for The Magnificent Masters "When so many of us who've come to be accepted as expert in matters concerning golf need answers and counsel, we call on Gil.... The Magnificent Masters is an absolute reflection of a man who not only has the deepest understanding of the significance of that stunning 1975 tournament, but the perspective to tell the story in a way that makes us all understand, too." —Jimmy Roberts, NBC Sports, host of Golf Channel's In Play with Jimmy Roberts , and author of Breaking the Slump "In the world of details, Gil Capps is golf's strongest man, and those strengths make The Magnificent Masters as potent for the reader today as they were for the viewer in 1975." —Brandel Chamblee, Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour winner and Masters participant "For many of those not old enough to remember the 1975 Masters, Gil Capps helps us understand why many believe this was the greatest golf tournament of all time. Beautifully researched and presented, The Magnificent Masters reveals why this was a transformative week for the epic springtime tournament we never tire of reading about, and in many ways for the sport of golf. A must-read for any fan of the Masters and golf." —Geoff Shackelford, geoffshackelford.com, GolfWorld contributing writer and Golf Digest contributing editor "Gil Capps is the best golf researcher in the game. He takes that attention to detail in his reporting to craft a classic on a classic, the '75 Masters." —Tim Rosaforte, senior writer for GolfWorld and Golf Digest and Golf Channel contributor "Gil Capps is the real brains behind not just the key stats we've shared with our TV audience but more importantly much of the perspective. And now everyone is able to get the full and unparalleled 'Capps treatment' on one of the greatest golf tournaments ever played. Gil's signature attention to detail springs the '75 Masters back to life like never before...or just like you're sitting next to him in the TV tower watching it all unfold." —Dan Hicks, NBC Sports golf anchor Booklist Starred Review, 4/1/14 There have been several similar tournament histories written over the last decade or so—beginning with Mark Frost's The Greatest Game Ever Played (2002), about Francis Ouimet's unlikely triumph at the 1913 U.S. Open—but Capp's recounting of perhaps the most memorable Masters ever stands shoulder to shoulder with all of them." Examiner.com, 3/19/14 [Capps] fills that gap in the Masters canon…The book picks up where contemporary accounts of the 1975 Masters leave off, filling out the full story of a significant week in the now-eighty-year-long saga of the Masters that had not previously been fully chronicled. In taking on this task, and bringing it to completion in such a satisfactory manner, Gil Capps has made a notable contribution to the chronicles of golf history, and his book should be part of every serious—and even not-so-serious—golf fan's library.", "Gil Capps is the best golf researcher in the game. He takes that attention to detail in his reporting to craft a classic on a classic, the '75 Masters." --Tim Rosaforte, senior writer for GolfWorld and Golf Digest and Golf Channel contributor "Gil Capps is the real brains behind not just the key stats we've shared with our TV audience but more importantly much of the perspective. And now everyone is able to get the full and unparalleled 'Capps treatment' on one of the greatest golf tournaments ever played. Gil's signature attention to detail springs the '75 Masters back to life like never before...or just like you're sitting next to him in the TV tower watching it all unfold." --Dan Hicks, NBC Sports golf anchor Booklist Starred Review, 4/1/14 "There have been several similar tournament histories written over the last decade or so--beginning with Mark Frost's The Greatest Game Ever Played (2002), about Francis Ouimet's unlikely triumph at the 1913 U.S. Open--but Capp's recounting of perhaps the most memorable Masters ever stands shoulder to shoulder with all of them.", Examiner.com, 3/19/14 "[Capps] fills that gap in the Masters canon...The book picks up where contemporary accounts of the 1975 Masters leave off, filling out the full story of a significant week in the now-eighty-year-long saga of the Masters that had not previously been fully chronicled. In taking on this task, and bringing it to completion in such a satisfactory manner, Gil Capps has made a notable contribution to the chronicles of golf history, and his book should be part of every serious--and even not-so-serious--golf fan's library." Golf Digest , May 2014 "Stir[s] up the nostalgic charm of one of the greatest Masters ever." GolfDigest.com, 4/7/2014 "Plenty will be written a year from now about the 1975 Masters when the 40th anniversary arguably the most dramatic edition of the tournament rolls around. Any story, though, will struggle to improve on Gil Capps' work in his recently released book on the subject. The Magnificent Masters) vividly recreates the events of that week at Augusta National Golf Club... Amplifying the rich play-by-play of the three practice round and four days of competition is the interesting character study he offers about the three protagonists, putting into context the importance of the tournament at the time and the impact the outcome would have on each of their careers.", Advance praise for The Magnificent Masters "When so many of us who've come to be accepted as expert in matters concerning golf need answers and counsel, we call on Gil.... The Magnificent Masters is an absolute reflection of a man who not only has the deepest understanding of the significance of that stunning 1975 tournament, but the perspective to tell the story in a way that makes us all understand, too." --Jimmy Roberts, NBC Sports, host of Golf Channel's In Play with Jimmy Roberts , and author of Breaking the Slump "In the world of details, Gil Capps is golf's strongest man, and those strengths make The Magnificent Masters as potent for the reader today as they were for the viewer in 1975." --Brandel Chamblee, Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour winner and Masters participant "For many of those not old enough to remember the 1975 Masters, Gil Capps helps us understand why many believe this was the greatest golf tournament of all time. Beautifully researched and presented, The Magnificent Masters reveals why this was a transformative week for the epic springtime tournament we never tire of reading about, and in many ways for the sport of golf. A must-read for any fan of the Masters and golf." --Geoff Shackelford, geoffshackelford.com, GolfWorld contributing writer and Golf Digest contributing editor, Advance praise for The Magnificent Masters "When so many of us who've come to be accepted as expert in matters concerning golf need answers and counsel, we call on Gil.... The Magnificent Masters is an absolute reflection of a man who not only has the deepest understanding of the significance of that stunning 1975 tournament, but the perspective to tell the story in a way that makes us all understand, too." —Jimmy Roberts, NBC Sports, host of Golf Channel's In Play with Jimmy Roberts , and author of Breaking the Slump "In the world of details, Gil Capps is golf's strongest man, and those strengths make The Magnificent Masters as potent for the reader today as they were for the viewer in 1975." —Brandel Chamblee, Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour winner and Masters participant "For many of those not old enough to remember the 1975 Masters, Gil Capps helps us understand why many believe this was the greatest golf tournament of all time. Beautifully researched and presented, The Magnificent Masters reveals why this was a transformative week for the epic springtime tournament we never tire of reading about, and in many ways for the sport of golf. A must-read for any fan of the Masters and golf." —Geoff Shackelford, geoffshackelford.com, GolfWorld contributing writer and Golf Digest contributing editor "Gil Capps is the best golf researcher in the game. He takes that attention to detail in his reporting to craft a classic on a classic, the '75 Masters." —Tim Rosaforte, senior writer for GolfWorld and Golf Digest and Golf Channel contributor "Gil Capps is the real brains behind not just the key stats we've shared with our TV audience but more importantly much of the perspective. And now everyone is able to get the full and unparalleled 'Capps treatment' on one of the greatest golf tournaments ever played. Gil's signature attention to detail springs the '75 Masters back to life like never before...or just like you're sitting next to him in the TV tower watching it all unfold." —Dan Hicks, NBC Sports golf anchor Booklist Starred Review, 4/1/14 There have been several similar tournament histories written over the last decade or so—beginning with Mark Frost's The Greatest Game Ever Played (2002), about Francis Ouimet's unlikely triumph at the 1913 U.S. Open—but Capp's recounting of perhaps the most memorable Masters ever stands shoulder to shoulder with all of them."
