{"product_id":"9781250012401","title":"The Longest Shot: Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf's Greatest Upset at the 1955 U.S. Open","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe inspirational story of the unknown golfer from Iowa who beat his idol in the 1955 U.S. Open\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the overlooked Jack Fleck still playing the course, NBC-TV proclaimed that the legendary Ben Hogan had won his record fifth U.S. Open and signed off from San Francisco. Undaunted, the forgotten Iowan rallied to overcome a nine-shot deficit over the last three rounds—still a U.S. Open record—and made a pressure-packed putt to tie Hogan on the final hole of regulation play. The two men then squared off in a tense, 18-hole playoff from which Fleck emerged victorious in one of the most startling upsets in sports history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn par with the classic golf narratives of Mark Frost and John Feinstein, \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Shot\u003c\/i\u003e will surprise and delight fans as they trace the improbable journey of an unheralded  former caddie who played his way into the record books by out-dueling the sport's greatest champion of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121175937264,"sku":"9781250012401","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250012401_p0.jpg?v=1769891062","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250012401","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}