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Alister MacKenzie's Cypress Point Club

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If you have any interest in Alister MacKenzie's genius, or the great golf architecture of the 1920s, you must have this book. Called by many the Sistine Chapel of Golf, Cypress Point is one of the most exceptional courses on the planet. This book is an exceptional document of how it began. Magnificent full page b&ws show every hole of the early Cypress Point Club, while the text, much from the contemporaneous hand of Robert Hunter (MacKenzie's partner), tells how the course design and construction came together. Shackleford has done a wonderful service for golf historians everywhere by compiling this masterpiece.

One of the best course books ever. If you have had the opportunity to play Cypress Point, this book is a must. If you have not played Cypress (which this reviewer has 10 times) buy this book and pull out all stops to have a member sponsor you for a round. The black and white period photos are fabulous.

This books captures the spirit, the history and the grandeur that is Cypress Point Golf Club. Alister Mackenzie was a golf architect extraordinaire. The black and white photo's capture the essence of a dream and the genesis of one of the foremost courses ever built. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone that has a deep and abiding appreciation of the game and it's history. Makes a great "Coffee Table" book.

if you have ever visited the monterrey peninsula and are a golfer, you should read this book. great history. amazing stroy.

An excellent read, great historical pictures, this documentary of the building of Cypress Point takes one back to another era of golf deveolpment. If you are a historian of the golf course, this piece of history is a must, Geoff has done a great job of putting it together. The book is timeless.

Alister MacKenzie was an artistic genius. Luckily for golfers he loved golf. His work in the 1920s is legendary. None more important than his visualization and building of Cypress Point Golf Course. A gem on to itself.

Located near Monterrey, California, the ocean front setting is spectacular. It rivals its neighbor Pebble Beach. Some swear it is even better. The 16th hole is legendary.

This book captures all the glory and agony of planning and building this spectacular course. By using vintage photographs the author transports us back to those historic pre-depression days. It was quite a feat as indeed is this book.

Can't think of a better gift for those who love golf.