{"product_id":"the-hole-truth-determining-the-greatest-players-in-golf-using-sabermetrics-hardcover","title":"The Hole Truth: Determining the Greatest Players in Golf Using Sabermetrics - Hardcover","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\u003eBill Felber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver wonder whether Tiger Woods in his prime would have beaten Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, or Jack Nicklaus in their primes? And could any of them have beaten Babe Zaharias? Obviously, if Bobby Jones were returned to life and health and then given his old hickory-shafted mashie, persimmon-headed driver, and rubber-core ball in a match against Jordan Spieth, the outcome would be foreordained. But what if the impact of the training, equipment, courses, and traveling conditions could be neutralized in order to create a measurement? Now for the first time, questions are answered about the relative abilities of the greatest players in the history of professional golf. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Hole Truth\u003c\/i\u003e Bill Felber provides a relativistic approach for evaluating and comparing the performance of golfers while acknowledging the game's changing nature. \u003ci\u003eThe Hole Truth\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the performances of players relative to their peers, creating an index of exceptionality that automatically factors the changing nature of the game through time. That index is based on the standard deviation of the performances of players in golf's recognized major championships dating back to 1860. More than two hundred players are rated in comparison with one another, more than sixty of them in detail with profiles providing context on their ranking. For the dedicated golf fan, \u003ci\u003eThe Hole Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging way to see in the numbers where their favorite golfers rank across eras and where current players like Rory McIlroy and Inbee Park compare to the game's greats.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Felber\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Book on the Book: A Landmark Inquiry into Which Strategies in the Modern Game Actually Work\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eUnder Pallor, Under Shadow: The 1920 American League Pennant Race That Rattled and Rebuilt Baseball \u003c\/i\u003e(Nebraska, 2011); and \u003ci\u003eA Game of Brawl: The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2014). He was executive editor at the \u003ci\u003eManhattan Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e in Manhattan, Kansas, from 1986 to 2013 and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Associated Press Managing Editors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47629308952829,"sku":"9781496206541","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/SkZTN3NVUWV6Rk8yeldUcmhzMkJOZz09.webp?v=1780314897","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-hole-truth-determining-the-greatest-players-in-golf-using-sabermetrics-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}