Moment of Glory

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After winning 6 of the 12 Majors from 2000 to 2002, Tiger Woods struggled in 2003. Four unknown golf players — Mike Weir, Jim Furyk,Ben Curtis, and Shaun Micheel — would seize the day, rising to become champions in his wake.

MikeWeir — considered a good golfer but not a great one — triumphed in TheMasters, becoming the first Canadian to win a Major. Jim Furyk emergedvictorious in the U.S. Open. In the British Open, Ben Curtis became theonly player since Francis Ouimet in 1913 to prevail on his first timeout, and Shaun Micheel came from nowhere to prevail at the PGAChampionship. How does one moment of glory affect the unsung underdogfor years to follow?

In Moment of Glory, John Feinstein returns to the unlikely year of 2003and chronicles the personal and professional struggles of these fourplayers. With great affection for the underdog and extraordinary accessto the players, he then looked to the 2008 season, giving readers an insider’s look into how winning (and losing) major championships changesplayers’ lives.