A Course Called America

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982128070
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Book Synopsis A Course Called America by : Tom Coyne

Download or read book A Course Called America written by Tom Coyne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Globe-trotting golfer Tom Coyne has finally come home. And he’s ready to play all of it. After playing hundreds of courses overseas in the birthplace of golf,​ Coyne, the bestselling author of A Course Called Ireland and A Course Called Scotland, returns to his own birthplace and delivers a “heartfelt, rollicking ode to golf…[as he] describes playing golf in every state of the union, including Alaska: 295 courses, 5,182 holes, 1.7 million total yards” (The Wall Street Journal). In the span of one unforgettable year, Coyne crisscrosses the country in search of its greatest golf experience, playing every course to ever host a US Open, along with more than two hundred hidden gems and heavyweights, visiting all fifty states to find a better understanding of his home country and countrymen. Coyne’s journey begins where the US Open and US Amateur got their start, historic Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. As he travels from the oldest and most elite of links to the newest and most democratic, Coyne finagles his way onto coveted first tees (Shinnecock, Oakmont, Chicago GC) between rounds at off-the-map revelations, like ranch golf in Eastern Oregon and homemade golf in the Navajo Nation. He marvels at the golf miracle hidden in the sand hills of Nebraska and plays an unforgettable midnight game under bright sunshine on the summer solstice in Fairbanks, Alaska. More than just a tour of the best golf the United States has to offer, Coyne’s quest connects him with hundreds of American golfers, each from a different background but all with one thing in common: pride in welcoming Coyne to their course. Trading stories and swing tips with caddies, pros, and golf buddies for the day, Coyne adopts the wisdom of one of his hosts in Minnesota: the best courses are the ones you play with the best people. But, in the end, only one stop on Coyne’s journey can be ranked the Great American Golf Course. Throughout his travels, he invites golfers to debate and help shape his criteria for judging the quintessential American course. Should it be charmingly traditional or daringly experimental? An architectural showpiece or a natural wonder? Countless conversations and gut instinct lead him to seek out a course that feels bold and idealistic, welcoming yet imperfect, with a little revolutionary spirit and a damn good hot dog at the turn. He discovers his long-awaited answer in the most unlikely of places. Packed with fascinating tales from American golf history, comic road misadventures, illuminating insights into course design, and many a memorable round with local golfers and celebrity guests alike, A Course Called America is “a delightful, entertaining book even nongolfers can enjoy” (Kirkus Reviews).

Golf in America

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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252032926
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Golf in America by : George B. Kirsch

Download or read book Golf in America written by George B. Kirsch and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inclusive narrative of golf's history and popularity in the United States

Confessions of a Golfaholic

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Publisher : Elevate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1937498727
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (374 download)

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Book Synopsis Confessions of a Golfaholic by : Paul Laubach

Download or read book Confessions of a Golfaholic written by Paul Laubach and published by Elevate Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 2010, Paul Laubach made the unfortunate decision to play all of the top 100 golf courses available to the public, according to Golf Magazine. Spread over 45 months, he managed to complete his goal despite numerous weather, course maintenance and other logistical issues...not to mention his own “senior moment.” The journey covered 87,814 air miles and another 17,051 by automobile. During the trek he suffered two frozen shoulders, a bad lower back, golfer's elbow (left), tennis elbow (right), three major sunburns, hundreds of mosquito bites, poison oak, plus numerous cuts and bruises chasing errant shots into the woods, desert and other prickly flora. None of this was as painful as the cost associated with losing 117 Pro V1s. A confirmed golf addict and cheapskate, he is now chronicling his adventures for his heirs (who will probably get nothing else, as he wasted the estate on this boondoggle).

Sec Planet Golf USA

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Publisher : Abrams Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9781419748448
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (484 download)

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Book Synopsis Sec Planet Golf USA by : Darius Oliver

Download or read book Sec Planet Golf USA written by Darius Oliver and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition features superb photographs and detailed reviews of America's finest courses A magnificent tour of the greatest golf courses in the United States, this new edition of Planet Golf USA features superb photographs and detailed reviews of America's finest courses. Revised and updated with new reviews and all-new images, it remains the most comprehensive directory ever published on the nation's outstanding golf layouts. Included are reviews of the top 100 courses in the United States, as well as important hidden gems and a number of restored Golden Age masterpieces. Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters Champion, and his design partner, Bill Coore, contribute an insightful foreword. They are the leading architects in golf, and their courses feature prominently in the book. Completely revised and updated with the best new golf courses in America, Planet Golf USA will provide many hours of essential reading for any active or armchair golfer and is a perfect addition to any golfer's library.

The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Volume 3

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ISBN 13 : 9780990708629
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Volume 3 written by Tom Doak and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical reviews of golf courses in the northern United States and Canada.

Game of Privilege

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Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469634236
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Book Synopsis Game of Privilege by : Lane Demas

Download or read book Game of Privilege written by Lane Demas and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking history of African Americans and golf explores the role of race, class, and public space in golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers during the age of segregation, the legal battle to integrate public golf courses, and the little-known history of the United Golfers Association (UGA)--a black golf tour that operated from 1925 to 1975. Lane Demas charts how African Americans nationwide organized social campaigns, filed lawsuits, and went to jail in order to desegregate courses; he also provides dramatic stories of golfers who boldly confronted wider segregation more broadly in their local communities. As national civil rights organizations debated golf’s symbolism and whether or not to pursue the game’s integration, black players and caddies took matters into their own hands and helped shape its subculture, while UGA participants forged one of the most durable black sporting organizations in American history as they fought to join the white Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA). From George F. Grant’s invention of the golf tee in 1899 to the dominance of superstar Tiger Woods in the 1990s, this revelatory and comprehensive work challenges stereotypes and indeed the fundamental story of race and golf in American culture.

Golf in America

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Publisher : Abradale Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Golf in America written by George Peper and published by Abradale Press. This book was released on 1994-10-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a comprehensive overview of all aspects of golf in the United States, a visual delight for players and fans includes more than four hundred illustrations, rare historic photographs, cartoons, magazine covers, and portraits of famous golfers.

18 in America

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451693648
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis 18 in America by : Dylan Dethier

Download or read book 18 in America written by Dylan Dethier and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhilarating account of one remarkable teenager's solo trek to play golf in each of the lower 48 states--a compelling coming-of-age story and a surprising look at the equalizing power of the sport in America.

America's Greatest Golf Courses

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Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780831739300
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (393 download)

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Book Synopsis America's Greatest Golf Courses by : Davy Hoffman

Download or read book America's Greatest Golf Courses written by Davy Hoffman and published by Smithmark Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the evolution of the golf course, with advice on evaluating a course and a walking tour of sixty of the favorite courses in the United States

Oakhurst

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Publisher : Walker
ISBN 13 : 9780802713711
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (137 download)

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Book Synopsis Oakhurst by : Paula DiPerna

Download or read book Oakhurst written by Paula DiPerna and published by Walker. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golf formally came to America in 1884. Russell Montague—a thirty-two-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer—had moved to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, to improve his health. His Scottish neighbors, George Grant and Alexander and Roderick MacLeod, were also men of leisure. When Grant’s golf-obsessed nephew Lionel Torin arrived from Ceylon, these five built, purely for their own pleasure, a nine-hole course on Montague’s land—unaware that it was the first course in the United States, and tenuously launching what has arguably become America’s most popular sport. Oakhurst tells the memorable story of this historic course, from its birth and brief first life of fifteen years to its miraculous restoration 110 years later. Weaving the lives of the founders through a fascinating history of golf, the evolution of its equipment, and the genesis of course design, Paula DiPerna and Vikki Keller recount colorful stories of early matches that astonished local residents, who thought the founders mad: “It may be a fine game for a canny Scotchman, but no American will ever play it except Montague,” one opined. Some sixty years after Oakhurst had fallen into neglect, legendary local golfer Sam Snead gave it new life, convincing his friend Lewis Keller to buy the land. Their dream of restoring the course was realized in 1994, when Keller and noted golf architect Bob Cupp—relying on scant clues, and intuition—unearthed the dormant holes one by one. As Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, and many others who have played the course discovered, only period equipment (hickory-shafted clubs, gutta-percha balls) is allowed, and nineteenth-century rules prevail—making Oakhurst the only place in America where anyone can experience the game as it was first played. It is an important chapter in sports history, a nostalgic piece of Americana, and Oakhurst brings its magic alive.

Legendary Golf Clubs of the American East

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ISBN 13 : 9780965890441
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis Legendary Golf Clubs of the American East by : John De St. Jorre

Download or read book Legendary Golf Clubs of the American East written by John De St. Jorre and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Golf Architecture in America

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Golf Architecture in America by : George Clifford Thomas

Download or read book Golf Architecture in America written by George Clifford Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Private Golf Club Guide

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book The American Private Golf Club Guide written by Daniel Wexler and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A part of MT III Golf Media's Black Book series of national and regional course guidebooks, this updated fourth edition of The American Private Golf Club Guide is the only guidebook dedicated solely to the nation's private clubs. This volume profiles 1,000 clubs in 49 states which, given the number of multi-course facilities covered, adds up to nearly 1,100 featured courses - with thumbnail profiles included for nearly 500 more. Continuing the series' tradition of providing accurate, detailed and candid assessments of each layout, its profiles range from 150-600 words and include a unique five-star Collectability Rating - a course rating method entirely exclusive to the Black Book. Each profile also offers a full range of ancillary information, from a layout's architectural genesis and contact information to its rating, slope, practice facilities and position in current national/state rankings. Also something of a reference volume for historians and architectural aficionados, The American Private Golf Club Guide is the centerpiece of MT III Golf Media's series of national and regional course guidebooks, and is an indispensable source of information to golfers nationwide.

The Unplayable Lie

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Unplayable Lie by : Marcia Chambers

Download or read book The Unplayable Lie written by Marcia Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalist and legal expert Marcia Chambers spent five years interviewing women who have endured discrimination on the golf course. In this book, she exposes the rampant bias that runs through golf, explores why traditional activism doesn't work, and offers winning strategies to help women create positive change.

America's Linksland

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Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9781585360871
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book America's Linksland written by William Quirin and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2002-04-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whenever golf “meccas” are discussed, you can be sure that Long Island, New York will not be mentioned. But it should be. And the reasons are clear in America’s Linksland: A Century of Long Island Golf, by William Quirin. In size, Long Island is small; it measures a mere 1,200 square miles. In terms of golf history, however, it’s huge. The first famous golf course in this country, The National Golf Links of America, is located there. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, the site for the first playing of the U.S. Open, is located there. The site for the 2002 U.S. Open, Bethpage State Park’s Black Course, is located there. And the history goes on an on. Carefully researched and beautifully written, America’s Linksland is a heart-felt tribute to one of golf’s most historic places. Vintage photos of golf in the early days, and spectacular color photography by L.C. Lambrecht of some of Long Island’s best courses, add even more to its appeal.

Long Island Golf

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439651663
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Book Synopsis Long Island Golf by : Phil Carlucci

Download or read book Long Island Golf written by Phil Carlucci and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the European sport of golf found its way to Long Island and took root in the Hamptons at Shinnecock Hills in 1891, its journey across the Atlantic served as the opening drive of a recreational era that now spans three centuries. Home to more than 130 golf courses, the area boasts prestigious American clubs overlooking picturesque Atlantic bays and inlets, along with public layouts climbing and descending the region's sloping terrain. Long Island is home to the most popular municipal golf facility in the country, the centerpiece of which is Bethpage Black, "the People's Country Club." Celebrated architects like A.W. Tillinghast, Devereux Emmet, Seth Raynor, and C.B. Macdonald built many of Long Island's famous courses, which have challenged the brightest of golf's stars. International tournaments and star-studded exhibitions have all been decided on Long Island turf, helping it grow into one of the world's most prominent golf settings.

Golf: The Impossible Collection

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Publisher : Assouline Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614286531
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Golf: The Impossible Collection written by George Peper and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this most recent addition to Assouline’s highly covetable and lauded Ultimate Collection, George Peper, former editor in chief of Golf magazine and 2016 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award winner for Journalism, takes readers on an incomparable golf journey as he travels the world detailing the 100 most significant, historically noteworthy, and architecturally paramount courses. Describing intricate holes that have confounded the game’s best, revisiting tournaments that have made and broken champions, and elucidating the unique and truly special characteristics of each course makes Peper the perfect golf partner as he walks readers through the clubhouses, fairways, and bunkers. From greens as old and hallowed as St Andrews to courses celebrating their first anniversary such as Nova Scotia’s Cabot Cliffs, from the island mountain course of China’s Shanqin Bay to the Hamptons’ Maidstone Club, Golf: The Impossible Collection is an unequivocal sensory treat for the golf fanatic, or the perfect feast to feed the wanderlust simmering in all of us.