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Book Synopsis Pete Dye Golf Courses by : Joel Zuckerman
Download or read book Pete Dye Golf Courses written by Joel Zuckerman and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiendishly difficult and spectacularly beautiful, Pete Dye’s golf courses are among the most exciting in the world. In this volume, 130 were selected to honor his 85th birthday--among them such famous marvels as Teeth of the Dog, PGA West, TPC Sawgrass, and Black Wolf Run, but also less well-known courses that will come as a revelation to golfers everywhere. Magnificent course photographs, many made especially for this volume by Ken E. May, Dye’s photographer of choice, enhance a witty and irreverent text by golf writer Joel Zuckerman. Tributes by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Greg Norman introduce Dye’s work and highlight his achievements and his place in the pantheon of great golf course architects. Anecdotes by golf pros, clients, and associates--often hilarious--help make this a must-read book about one of the most colorful characters in the history of the game.
Book Synopsis Bury Me in a Pot Bunker by : Pete Dye
Download or read book Bury Me in a Pot Bunker written by Pete Dye and published by McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1999 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dye, the famed golf course architect, offers vivid insight into how he designed his most celebrated courses and reveals anecdotes about some of the world's greatest golfers. 8-page photo insert.
Download or read book The Course written by Mike Gurnell and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'THE COURSE', is A Photographic Documentary of a Pete Dye designed course by Photographer Mike Gurnell. It is the first and only book of its' kind. World Golf Hall of Fame Architect, Pete Dye has constructed more than 120 golf courses. In 50 plus years of designing courses, The Pete Dye Course in French Lick, Indiana is the first project to be documented during construction. 'THE COURSE' is a documentary of what Pete Dye considers to be, "arguably the best inland site he has ever worked on." It provides a historical overview on how the project began, and presents a hole by hole illustration of before and after images of the course. The Pete Dye Course has been referred to as the most breathtaking and exciting 18 holes of golf in the country. WebStore: WWW.GURNELLIMAGES.COM Email: [email protected] Phone: 317-701-1405
Download or read book Golf Courses written by and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographer David Cannon began his career in sports photography twenty-five years ago and is considered the premier golf photographer in the world. Having played at more than seven hundred golf courses in over fifty countries, Cannon photographs with a true golfer's eye, offering an extraordinary window into some of the world's most celebrated courses—with more than 40 in North America, dozens in Asia and the South Pacific, and several in both Africa and the Middle East. Savor a view from the 11th hole of the incomparable and historic St. Andrews's Old Course bathed in golden afternoon light; glimpse giraffes and elephants from any green at Leopard Creek, South Africa; vicariously experience Pirate's Plank, the harrowing 15th hole at Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand, which is set at the very end of the clifftop fairway surrounded by dramatic 500-foot drops to the ocean; and take in the serene sea view from the signature 18th hole of the very private Seminole Golf Course in Florida. Golf Courses stunningly captures the singular genius and beauty of golf courses. It is a comprehensive collection of the world's best courses by revered designers including Donald Ross, Pete Dye, and Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and such new talent as Steve Smyers and Tom Doak, among many others—all of whom skillfully orchestrate the exceptional union of nature and course design on five continents. This deluxe, limited-edition volume features over two hundred sumptuous color photographs of courses, some of which have never been photographed or published previously, in full spreads and gatefolds—some measuring over five feet in length—and includes a numbered print signed by the photographer. Golf Courses: Fairways of the World will be strictly limited to 5,000 copies.
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 2022-05-17 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'A Course Called America', Tom Coyne plays his way across the United States in search of the great American golf course. Packed with fascinating tales from American golf history, comic road misadventures, illuminating insight into course design, and many a memorable round with local golfers, this book is an epic narrative travelogue brimming with heart and soul.
Book Synopsis Golf Course Design by : Robert Muir Graves
Download or read book Golf Course Design written by Robert Muir Graves and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-07-23 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zwei der berühmtesten Golfplatzarchitekten aller Zeiten beantworten Ihnen hier jede erdenkliche Frage zum Thema der Gestaltung von Golfplätzen - von der Finanzierung über die Lage der Löcher und die Wartung des Rasens bis hin zur Entwicklung und Veränderung vorhandener Anlagen. Eine Fundgrube nicht nur für Landschaftsgestalter, sondern auch für interessierte Golfer!
Book Synopsis Golf's Finest Par Threes by : Michael Bartlett
Download or read book Golf's Finest Par Threes written by Michael Bartlett and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orwell Brennan, Chief of Police in Dockerty, Newry County, can't resist digging into the death of a man found in a tree with two arrows in his stomach.
Book Synopsis Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards by : Forrest L. Richardson
Download or read book Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards written by Forrest L. Richardson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-01-23 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As every golfer knows, hazards are the heart and soul of the game. This single-source reference is ideal if you're charged with caring for or overseeing the improvement of a golf course. Authors, and golf course designers, Forrest Richardson and Mark Fine trace the history, planning, psychology, design, construction, and maintenance associated with all forms of hazards, providing a comprehensive catalog of the world's most famous hazards.
Book Synopsis The Evolution of Golf Course Design by : Keith Cutten
Download or read book The Evolution of Golf Course Design written by Keith Cutten and published by . This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decade by decade review of global golf course architecture, commencing from the 1830s.
Book Synopsis Routing the Golf Course by : Forrest L. Richardson
Download or read book Routing the Golf Course written by Forrest L. Richardson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-07-29 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete with essays and interviews with leading experts, this comprehensive guide presents strategies for creating a golf course routing plan, with coverage of site evaluation, terrain, natural settings, sunlight, wind, finances, psychology, golf strategy and environmental conditions.
Book Synopsis Golf Digest's Places to Play by : Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff
Download or read book Golf Digest's Places to Play written by Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff and published by Fodor's. This book was released on 2002 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golf Digest's Places to Play is the only guide to the public and resort golf courses of North America and the Islands that you need. Packed with comments and ratings by more than 20,000 avid players, Golf Digest's Places to Play offers complete profiles of 6,000 public and resort courses; addresses, greens fees, pars and yardage; USGA slope and course ratings; caddies, carts, lodging, practice ranges, and course policies, as well as travel tips and candid appraisals by golf experts. Golf Digest's Places to Play makes it easy for you to find what you want, listing courses that offer great value, great service, great pace, and great conditioning, and comes with alphabetical and geographical indexes that make it a cinch to locate courses.
Book Synopsis South Carolina Golf by : Robert Gillespie
Download or read book South Carolina Golf written by Robert Gillespie and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly three hundred years, South Carolina has played a vital role in American golf. The first golf clubs in America came from Scotland to Charleston in 1739. Myrtle Beach is sometimes called the "Golf Capital of the World," with more than 80 golf courses. The Country Club of Charleston produced World Golf Hall of Game members Henry Picard and Beth Daniel. The 1991 Ryder Cup matches, the "War by the Shore," took place at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course, also the site of the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships. Hilton Head's Harbour Town Golf Links has hosted the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage for more than fifty years. Bob Gillespie and Tommy Vraswell detail the history of the game in the Palmetto State.
Book Synopsis The Anatomy of a Golf Course by : Tom Doak
Download or read book The Anatomy of a Golf Course written by Tom Doak and published by Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key book for the golfer's library, exploring the intricacies of golf architecture--and how this knowledge can improve your golf game.
Book Synopsis From Birdies to Bunkers by : Alice Dye
Download or read book From Birdies to Bunkers written by Alice Dye and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 2004-03-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golf for Women magazine calls Alice Dye "the woman who changed the way we play the game." Hall of Fame golfer Nancy Lopez says, "Alice is one of the greatest amateur golfers ever." Husband and revered golf course architect Pete Dye adds, "She has a great understanding of the game of golf and a keen eye for course design." Twice United States Senior Women's Amateur Champion and member of the victorious 1970 United States Curtis Cup team, Alice has influenced the game of golf for more than fifty years through her work as a member of the USGA committees, the first woman board member of the PGA of America, and the first woman president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. In From Birdies to Bunkers, Alice Dye shares her personal, passionate, and funny experiences of a life on and off the course -- playing with the great Babe Didrikson Zaharias, dining with Tiger Woods, her pioneering efforts on behalf of women golfers, and working with Pete to design many of the world's greatest golf courses. In addition, the magical names of Nancy Lopez, Arnold Palmer, Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, President George H. Bush, and others are woven throughout, providing a book that will improve your knowledge of golf and perhaps your own game.
Book Synopsis Bury Me In A Pot Bunker (New Special Edition) by : Pete Dye
Download or read book Bury Me In A Pot Bunker (New Special Edition) written by Pete Dye and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with inside information about how World Golf Hall of Famer Pete Dye hoodwinks golfers of all skill levels, Bury Me In A Pot Bunker presents valuable tips to strategically play Dye's courses and any courses through understanding the architect's bedeviling mindset. Also included are Pete's design philosophies as well as humorous "Dye-isms" chronicling Dye's remarkable career. "Most Pete Dye courses are mental challenges more than physical." - Rory Mcllroy "The way Pete gets on a property and feels it is pretty impressive. His courses built for tournaments are hard, but there's a good reason behind everything. We've talked for hours. To get his opinion has been invaluable." - Tiger Woods "No other [golf course] designer continues to re-invent his architecture the way Pete Dye does." - Ron Whitten -Golf Digest "Pete Dye - the most loved, hated, and imitated golf-course architect of the past fifty years." - PGA Magazine "[Pete Dye's] self-effacing, aw-shucks approach to the game belies an artistry that reached into golf's past and made it relevant for the future. More by accident than design, he proved himself to be a genius." - Bradley S. Klein - Golfweek "By acclamation, the master of psychological course design among modern golf course architects." - Tom Doak, Renowned Golf Course Architect
Book Synopsis Driven to Extremes by : Jeff Wallach
Download or read book Driven to Extremes written by Jeff Wallach and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Driven to Extremes" is a rollicking collection highlighting "extreme" golf from one of the game's freshest voices.
Book Synopsis Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects by : Michael Shiels
Download or read book Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects written by Michael Shiels and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers readers behind-the-scenes tales from Americas master architects themselves in their own words. Elite designers such as Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arthur Hills, Arnold Palmer, and others share their personal anecdotes related to the creation of some of the worlds most famous courses: from run-ins with snakes to bulldozers sinking in quicksand, to holes created by accident, such as the famed island green 17th at the TPC at Sawgrass.
