Arnie and Jack

<strong>A <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Top Ten Book of the Year and <em>New York Times</em> bestseller from ESPN.com's Ian O'Connor <em>Arnie & Jack: Palmer Nicklaus and Golf's Greatest Rivalry</em> is a revelatory look at the relationship between two legendary champions.</strong><br/><br/>Surprisingly one of sport's most contentious complex and defining clashes played out not in the boxing ring or at the line of scrimmage but on the genteel green fairways of the world's finest golf courses. Arnie and Jack. Palmer and Nicklaus. Their fifty-year duel in both the clubhouse and the boardroom propelled each to the status of American icon and pushed modern golf into mainstream popularity.<br/><br/>Arnie was the cowboy with rugged good looks Popeye-like forearms a flailing swing and charm enough to win fans worldwide. Jack was scientific precise conservative aloof even fat and awkward. Ultimately Nicklaus got the better of Palmer on the course beating him in major victories 18-7. But Palmer bested Nicklaus almost everywhere else especially in the hearts of the public and in endorsement dollars. By the end of this page-turning narrative we see that each man wanted what the other had: Arnold wanted the trophies. Jack wanted the love.<br/><br/>In the tradition of John Feinstein and Mark Frost Ian O'Connor has written a compelling account of one of the greatest rivalries in sports history.