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Ian Baker-Finch: To Hell and Back
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Ian Baker-Finch: To Hell and Back is the first and only biography of one of the best-known names in golfing circles. Charting Ian Baker-Finch's story from his early golfing career through to his later success in media, it has been written with Ian's full co-operation and...
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Ian Baker-Finch: To Hell and Back
The remarkable story of golfer Ian Baker-Finch, from his incredible success and tragic downfall to his fame as a commentator.
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Description
Ian Baker-Finch: To Hell and Back is the first and only biography of one of the best-known names in golfing circles. Charting Ian Baker-Finch's story from his early golfing career through to his later success in media, it has been written with Ian's full co-operation and explores the tragic circumstances behind the Australian golfer's loss of form.
When Ian Baker-Finch won the 1991 Open, he became a household name. Yet his world collapsed after a dramatic and inexplicable loss of form a few years later. For over 30 years the golfing world has wondered, 'What caused Ian Baker-Finch's crash?' This book provides the answers. Faced with the tragically premature end of his playing career, Ian not only recovered but went from strength to strength: he has been a world-class sports commentator and analyst for CBS and other networks for over 25 years.
Ian Baker-Finch is known and admired across the golfing world, and his is a powerful story about a sportsman with the eyes of the world on him.
When Ian Baker-Finch won the 1991 Open, he became a household name. Yet his world collapsed after a dramatic and inexplicable loss of form a few years later. For over 30 years the golfing world has wondered, 'What caused Ian Baker-Finch's crash?' This book provides the answers. Faced with the tragically premature end of his playing career, Ian not only recovered but went from strength to strength: he has been a world-class sports commentator and analyst for CBS and other networks for over 25 years.
Ian Baker-Finch is known and admired across the golfing world, and his is a powerful story about a sportsman with the eyes of the world on him.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781761451645
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 June 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books
Illustration: Text with Colour Plate Section; Black and White Photography
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 575g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Geoff Saunders is the author of Sir Bob Charles, a biography of the great New Zealand golfer. Having played golf at a high level himself, Geoff writes from a perspective inside the game. After leaving high school he became an elite amateur and played on the Australasian Tour for 10 years. He is a past winner of the Bledisloe Cup, awarded to the leading amateur in the New Zealand Open. He was on the Board of New Zealand Golf from 2006 to 2010 and chaired the Open Committee. Geoff was a lawyer for 40 years and founded the specialist sports law firm Saunders Robinson Brown in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has been writing about golf for the last 10 years.
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