Moment Of Glory: The Year Tiger Lost His Swing and Underdogs Ruled the Majors

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After winning six of the twelve majors played from 2000 to 2002, Tiger Woods was struggling with his golf swing in 2003, leaving him out of the running at the US open and the PGA. As a consequence, 2003 saw four first-time major champions: Ben Curtis, Mike Weir, Jim Furyk and Shaun Micheel. After their respective upsets, the four players have had little success, however. Micheel and Curtis jumped from obscurity to stardom and subsequently overplayed all over the world. Neither has won another major, and Weir has only won one other major, in 2004.

In Moment of Glory, John Feinstein returns to this unlikely year and chronicles the personal and professional struggles the four players have experienced since then. With his great affection for the underdog and extraordinary access, he gives readers an insider s look at how winning (and losing) major championships changes players lives.

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"[Feinstein is] one of the best modern day sports writers." -- Virginia Golfer
"Feinstein is the most successful sportswriter in America....He has the gift of re-creating events known to us all while infusing them with excitement, even suspense." -- Jay Nordlinger, Wall Street Journal
"Feinstein makes you care." -- Bruce Fetts, Entertainment Weekly
"Feinstein writes passionately and sensitively, and his research is top-notch. His access to the players--tour vetrans, rising rookies, and journeymen...weave a compelling narrative." -- Tampa Tribune
"John Feinstein has become sportswriting's John Grisham." -- David Kindred, Sporting News
"John Feinstein is a reporter par excellence, amazingly adept at getting past the publicity curtain and getting people to open up their live, their hope and fears." -- The State (South Carolina)
"One of the best sportswriters alive." -- Larry King, USA Today
"The best chronicler in sports journalism." -- Craig Smith, Seattle Times
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"John Feinstein...has done perhaps as much for golf writing as Arnold Palmer has for golf." -- Ron Rappaport, Washington Monthly

Author Bio

John Feinstein is the author of a number of bestselling sports books. He is a regular commentator on NPR and writes for the Washington Post Sunday Magazine and Golf Magazine.