Are You Kidding Me?: The Story of Rocco Mediate's Extraordinary Battle With Tiger Woods at the US Open
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Published: 2009
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ReviewPRAISE FOR AMERICA'S FAVORITE SPORTSWRITER: "John Feinstein...has done perhaps as much for golf writing as Arnold Palmer has for golf." (Washington Monthly _Ron Rappaport_ ) "Feinstein is the most successful sportswriter in America....He has the gift of re-creating events known to us all while infusing them with excitement, even suspense." (Wall Street Journal _Jay Nordlinger_ ) "The best chronicler in sports journalism." (Seattle Times _Craig Smith_ ) "John Feinstein has become sportswriting's John Grisham." (Sporting News _David Kindred_ ) "Feinstein makes you care." (Entertainment Weekly _Bruce Fetts,_ ) "One of the best sportswriters alive." (USA Today _Larry King_ ) Product DescriptionJune 2008's US Open produced one of the most unexpected and dramatic showdowns in golf history. Day after day the invincible Tiger Woods was challenged by Rocco Mediate, a respected journeyman. On Sunday, both ended play tied at par, forcing a playoff. Defying expectations, Mediate played Woods to yet another tie, losing only after forcing a sudden-death showdown. Through it all, Rocco Mediate emerged as one of the most likable, open, and fascinating golfers. In ARE YOU KIDDING ME?, he tells the full story of these five life-changing days. With John Feinstein, whose insider knowledge of the golf world is unparalleled, Mediate relives one of sport's greatest feats, how one man overcame every obstacle to challenge the game's finest.Pages of Are You Kidding Me?: The Story of Rocco Mediate's Extraordinary Battle With Tiger Woods at the US Open :