{"product_id":"the-battle-for-augusta-national-hootie-martha-and-the-masters-of-the-universe-paperback","title":"The Battle for Augusta National: Hootie, Martha, and the Masters of the Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Shipnuck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unprecedented look behind the scenes at one of the most intriguing controversies in golf history, when a fascinating clash of values, tactics, and political power comes to a head during a fight over Augusta National.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe controversy began with a seemingly innocuous private letter, and spiraled into the biggest media event in golf history. The Augusta National membership dispute dominated headlines and watercooler conversation for nearly a year, propelled by twenty-first-century hot-button issues and a pair of perfectly drawn foils in Hootie Johnson and Martha Burk. But a year after Burk's messy Masters week protest, the meaning of the membership controversy remains elusive. Alan Shipnuck--who reinvented the PGA Tour narrative with the rollicking \u003ci\u003eBud, Sweat, \u0026amp; Tees--\u003c\/i\u003eprovides the definitive account of what really happened and why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShipnuck chases the story from the chairman's office at Augusta National to the living room of the One Man Klan, along the way bringing to life a vivid cast of characters and revealing subplots aplenty. With meticulous reporting and penetrating insights, Shipnuck provides a nuanced look into the complex and contradictory worlds of Hootie and Martha, who were drawn together like moths to a flame; reveals Augusta National's secret plots to undermine the press and the accompanying turmoil at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e including an exclusive interview with the Times's disgraced executive editor, Howell Raines; and explores the Southern politics that led to Burk's Masters week banishment, drawing on Senate confirmation hearings and campaign contribution documents to link local politicians and a federal judge to Augusta National. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Tiger Woods to Jack Welch, Sandra Day O'Connor to Bryant Gumbel, Treasury Secretary Snow to Jesse Jackson, the gang's all here in this withering look at a story that never stopped churning.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Shipnuck is the author of ten books, including the bestsellers \u003ci\u003ePhil\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBud, Sweat \u0026amp; Tees\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Swinger\u003c\/i\u003e (with Michael Bamberger). He wrote dozens of cover stories across twenty-five years at\u003ci\u003e Sports Illustrated \u003c\/i\u003eand has received thirteen first-place awards from the Golf Writers Association of America--breaking the record of Dan Jenkins, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Shipnuck lives in Carmel, California, where is the head coach of Carmel High's varsity girls basketball team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46507673583718,"sku":"9780743255011","price":35.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SI-YcS7ReX9780743255011.webp?v=1785538255","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-battle-for-augusta-national-hootie-martha-and-the-masters-of-the-universe-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}