Description
Book SynopsisLittle Poison is the story of Paul Runyan, a short-hitting farm boy from Arkansas who rose to prominence during the 1930s and defeated Sam Snead by a resounding margin at the 1938 PGA Championship.
Trade Review"
Little Poison is a wonderful tribute to a golfer whose life and accomplishments deserve such recognition."—Stuart Shiffman, bookreporter.com
“In these fast-moving pages and masterfully researched chapters, John Dechant has given a true gift to devotees of both golf and storytelling. Golf history loves its overlooked underdogs, but few are as overlooked or as interesting as Paul Runyan.
Little Poison is a book that will have you cheering from the jump.”—Tom Coyne,
New York Times best-selling author of
A Course Called Scotland and
A Course Called America“
Little Poison is a well-written account of a very interesting man and time in golf history. John Dechant weaves through time and space effortlessly as he details what made Paul Runyan special. The intangible character traits of high performers have always fascinated me. If you love golf, history, and appreciate greatness, this book is for you.”—James Sieckmann, 2018 National PGA Teacher of the Year
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Prologue
Part 1. Hot Springs Boys
1. Something in the Water
2. Six Hundred Balls a Day
3. Samuel Jackson
Part 2. Little Poison
4. White Plains
5. “I Don’t Know How He Does It”
6. A Code of His Own
Part 3. On the Delaware
7. A Talent Nonpareil
8. “Lawdy, the Man Ain’t Human”
9. No Days Off
Part 4. Go West
10. “Whatever Became of Paul Runyan?”
11. La Jolla
12. Last Hurrah
13. High Heavenly Ground
Part 5. On the Tee until the Last
14. Author and Influencer
15. “The Legend Never Really Died”
Acknowledgments
Bibliographic Essay
