Sir Bob Charles - The Biography

Author(s): Geoff Saunders

Biography & Memoir


Sir Bob Charles - The Biography is the first comprehensive biography of Sir Bob Charles. This book begins in working-class rural New Zealand. In 1960 he embarked upon a career that no New Zealander had chosen before - that of a full-time touring professional. 


As told in Sir Bob Charles -The Biography The pressure was on the young Kiwi golfer as he took off around the world, with £350 in travellers' cheques to fund his new career. If he did not play well enough from 19 October 1960, his cash would run out and he would be back behind the counter in Christchurch as a teller for the National Bank in New Zealand. That prospect alone spurred his success. 


The book about Bob Charles life is an account of his 50 years touring the world with his golf clubs. The reader will encounter the key characters in the story who supported the young golfer on his way to the very top of his sport. You will meet Ivor and Phyl Charles, his wife Verity, mentor Ian Cromb and his agent Mark McCormack.


Bob Charles competed in the 'golden age' of professional golf in the 1960s and 1970s. He played with, and at times defeated, each member of the "Big Three'.


The televising of golf from the early 1960s created an explosion in enthusiasm for the game. During this period, he acquired the title of the 'best putter in the world' in the eyes of both journalists and fellow competitors. 


His senior career delivered another 20 years of success in the game he loved. For the first 10 years on the Senior PGA Tour, from 1986, Bob Charles became the man to beat.


Sir Bob Charles - The Biography chronicles the stunning success of Bob Charles as a golfer - but there is more to the man than that. With his 1999 knighthood and his elevation to the Order of New Zealand in 2011 he has been honoured not only for his success as a golfer but also for the way he has lived his life. 


His enduring and happy marriage to Verity and the closeness of his relationship to his children and grandchildren form an important part of the story. Verity's contribution in her support of his career was enormous as Bob was able to travel the world, focusing solely on competing and succeeding at the highest level in his sport. 


Sir Bob Charles - The Biography is an in-depth study of the life and times of this great New Zealand sportsman.


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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780473521813
  • : Geoff Saunders
  • : Hope Publishing Ltd
  • : September 2020
  • : 190 x 245 mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Geoff Saunders
  • : Hardback
  • : 796.352092
  • : 328