Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN num: 9781894622707
ISBN number: 1894622707
Label: Warwick Publishing
Manufacturer: Warwick Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: October 30, 2008
Publishing house: Warwick Publishing
Sale Popularity Level: 7296287
Studio: Warwick Publishing
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Here's is the book every American golf enthusiast has been waiting for. The finest courses from across the United States are examined in this book in loving, gorgeous detail. The Great Golf Courses of America contains new photography, shot specifically for this book, accompanied by in-depth histories and graphically exact digital course maps. Each of the book's courses receives a full six-page treatment that captures the beauty and challenges of the courses in a way that only 'playing a round' would approximate. There is a listing of holes, lengths and pars and a very detailed full colour map of each course. Among the renowned courses included are Augusta National in Georgia, Pebble Beach and Cypress Point in California, Winged Foot in New York, Seminole in Florida, and Oakland Hills in Michigan. Filled with legendary golf personalities, histories, and anecdotes from club pros and touring professionals, this is a book any golfer will treasure.
Amazon.com Review:
Augusta, Cypress Point, Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Seminole--the words are magical for golfers. Even if you'll never be able to play a round at Pine Valley, The Great Golf Courses of America will give you a taste of the good life. The 38 courses included in the book are scattered across the United States, from Oak Hill in Rochester, New York, to Spyglass Hill in Pebble Beach, California, and from Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Princeville Resort on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Each profile features colour photos, maps of the overall layout, a brief history of the course, and stories about the golfers who've been fortunate enough to play there--from unlucky Porky Oliver, knocking five consecutive balls into the Pacific on the 16th hole at Cypress Point to score a 13-over-par 16, to Raymond Floyd scoring nine threes in a row, from the 6th hole to the 14th, to eventually score a 63 during the very first round of the 1982 PGA Championship. This will make a handsome addition to any duffer's coffee table--but it's also guaranteed to make readers turn purple with envy. --M. Stein
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The descriptions of courses and the famous events held there are brief, which may be a relief to many just looking to learn a little about the great golfing grounds of the US. The photography, though, makes up for it. The perspectives offered give a clear visual as to how the hole would look if you were standing on it, something not seen in general guides like this.
The routing diagrams are also approximately to scale, which is a bonus. Most of the time they are way out of scale, leaving one to guess how the holes really relate to one another. Unfortunately, there are no indications of hieght changes, so courses like Olympic Club's Lake course are not shown to be as challenging as they really are (there is only one fairway bunker on the course due to the severe changes in altitude throughout).
For a basic guide, it is really hard to do better than this. Hopefully, if another edition is made, it will include more of the great public courses around, rather than mostly just private clubs.
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This is one of the quintessential golf atlases. Following on the heels of the wildly successful and equally exquisite "Great golf courses of Canada," the authors have identified and honored many of the most hallowed grounds in America.
Breathtaking photography is coupled with historical accounts and hole-by-hole analyses of close to 40 of the most famous and beautiful golf courses. Major championship venues such as Augusta, Balturol, Merion and Oakmont are represented as well as some of the great resort courses and lesser known private gems such as Prarie Dunes, Seminole, The Honors and Kapalua.
There are a few glitches. For example, Ventana Canyon's chapter features a hole by hole account of the "Mountain Course", but a map of the "Canyon Course." Also, the author need not have restricted himself to a rigid 6-page formula.
Everyone of course will also argue that many greats were left out; perhaps Coeur D'Alene, Sawgrass and Bethpage Black. Nevertheless Volume 2 is hopefully in the works. Maybe the authors might wish also to try "Great golf Courses of Great Britain and Ireland.
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This book is filled with wonderful photography and interesting information on most of the great golf courses that the United States has to offer. If you are looking to find some information or take a look at a fabulous public or private golf course that you are not too familiar with, this is the book for you.
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