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In 1956 a casual bet between two millionaires eventually pitted two of the greatest golfers of the era Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan against top amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi. The year 1956. Decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the tenyearold caddie to U.S. Open Champion Francis Ouimet. Now a wealthy car dealer and avid supporter of amateur golf Lowery has just made a bet with fellow millionaire George Coleman. Lowery claims that two of his employees amateur golfers Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi cannot be beaten in a bestball match and challenges Coleman to bring any two golfers of his choice to the course at 10 a.m. the next day to settle the issue. Coleman accepts the challenge and shows up with his own power team Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson the games greatest living professionals with fourteen major championships between them. In Mark Frosts peerless hands complete with the recollections of all the participants the story of this immortal foursome and the game they played that daylegendarily known in golf circles as the greatest private match ever playedcomes to life with powerful emotional impact and edgeofyourseat suspense.