JB Carr - The Life and Times of Ireland's Greatest Amateur Golfer

Joseph Benedict Carr - "Ireland's Greatest Amateur Golfer"

Author - Dermot Filleece

As Peter Alliss, the celebrated Ryder Cup golfer and broadcaster,
asserted Carr was the finest amateur golfer in these islands over
more than 20 years, during which he won 40 championships and was
involved with 11 successive Walker Cup teams, 10 of them as a player.
And, indeed, Carr was a genuine star of the game; and his record alone
speaks for itself. He won three British Amateur Championships (1953, 1958 and 1960),
six Irish Amateur Close Championships, four Irish Amateur Open Championships,
12 West of Ireland Championships, 12 East of Ireland Championships and three
South of Ireland Championships.

He played international golf for Ireland
from 1947 to 1969, and his Walker Cup career included being captain on
two occasions (in 1963 as playing-captain) and he was R & A captain in 1991/92.
Joe also appeared in three US Masters at Augusta National, becoming the first
Irishman to play in the event in 1967. In that year he was paired with defending
champion Jack Nicklaus for the opening two rounds. Nicklaus failed to make the
cut while Joe went on to play the final 36 holes. The following year he was
paired with Arnold Palmer, who also failed to make the cut. And, again,
Joe sailed into the final two days.

Golf Book

Hardcover

Published 2014

Coffee table book

In excellent condition