Here is a colorful, sumptuously illustrated grand tour of the Grand Slam--an extraordinary visit and lavish tribute to the 30 most prominent sites of golf's four major championships--The Masters, The British Open, The U.S. Open, and The PGA Championship. Provides a wealth of information on these four major tournaments--plus top-ten finishes for over 200 events, bibliography, index, charts. 300 illusrations, 250 in full color.
George Peper is one of America's most respected golf journalists. For 25 years he was Editor-in-Chief of GOLF Magazine, with a total readership of 7 million. He is currently Editor-at-Large for LINKS Magazine where his column appears in each issue.
Peper is the author of 18 books on golf, two of them New York Times best sellers. His next book, entitled LINKS, is due from Artisan in 2010. Co-written with Scottish golf writer Malcolm Campbell, is is a celebration in words and photos of the world's 244 links courses.
Peper has written scripts for two dozen videos and television shows. His script for The Story of Golf, a two-hour documentary for Public Broadcasting, won him an Emmy nomination.
Peper's commitment to golf and golf course architecture was recognized in 2008 when he was presented the Donald Ross Award, the highest honor bestowed by the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Previous recipients include Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson, and Robert Trent Jones. In 2009 the Metropolitan Golf Writers presented him the Lincoln Werden Award for lifetime achivement to golf journalism.
Among his contributions to the game are "Pace Ratings" which establish playing times for golf courses and "The Need System" which was adopted by the USGA as the recommended method for allocating handicap strokes across 18 holes. Peper is also the originator of GOLF Magazine's biennial list of the Top 100 Courses in the World.
Currently Peper is Editor -at-Large for LINKS Magazine where his column appears in each issue. He lives in Newport, Rhode Island and St. Andrews, Scotland where he has a home on the 18th hole of the Old Course.
