The Unofficial Guide to Golf Vacations in the Eastern U.S. [Paperback]

Joseph Mark Passov (Author), C. H. Conroy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2000 | Series: Unofficial Guides

The Unofficial Guides are the Consumer Reports of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan.

The Unofficial Guide to Golf Vacations in the Eastern U.S., the first in a new series, rates and ranks the best golf vacations east of the Mississippi. Inside you'll find the lowdown on golf packages and arranging tee times, tips on how to play the most challenging holes, candid advice on where to stay and dine, and what to do when you're past the 18th hole. Complete with a gorgeous 8-page full-color photo insert of the best courses.

The Top 5 Ways The Unofficial Guide to Golf Vacations in the Eastern U.S. Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip:

1. Courses rated for challenge, terrain, variety, beauty, facilities, and value, plus tips on getting onto the most popular courses
2. Advice on how to plan and get the most out of your golf vacation--and play more golf for your money
3. Suggestions on where to bring the family, and where to go on your own
4. How to evaluate golf vacation packages
5. Insider information on playing the top courses

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide^® to Walt Disney World^® "A Tourist's Best Friend!" —Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" —The New York Times The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide^® to Golf Vacations in the Eastern U.S. Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip:

1. Everything you need to find the golf destination that's right for you
2. Complete coverage of the best golf courses east of the Mississippi
3. Courses rated for challenge, terrain, variety, beauty, facilities, and value
4. Advice on how to plan and get the most out of your golf vacation—and play more golf for your money
5. How to evaluate a golf vacation package
6. Suggestions on where to bring the family, and where to go on your own
7. How to get tee times on the most popular courses
8. Where to stay and dine, and what to do when you're past the 18th hole
9. Insider tips on playing the top courses
10. Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective

Find us online at www.frommers.com

About the Author

Joseph Mark Passov is currently Editor of LINKS Magazine in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. For nine years he served on the National Course Ranking Panel for Golf Digest. He has contributed to four books and written articles on golf, travel, and other subjects for a dozen leading magazines, including Men's Health and Sports Illustrated. His travels have provided him with golf experience on more than 800 courses.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 1 edition (March 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028634047
• ISBN-13: 978-0028634043
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,171,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!, June 17, 2000

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This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to Golf Vacations in the Eastern U.S. (Paperback)

Finally a travel guidebook that offers something other than meaningless fluff! Passov is a great storyteller who relates what's its really like to play some of the best golf courses in the eastern U.S. You'll want to clean the grass off your shoes after browsing the chapters. In addition to honest and informed opinions on the golf courses, Passov also provides an encyclopedic amount of information on resorts, restaurants, and other activities in the vicinity of the golf courses. If all guidebooks were this breezily written, entertaining, and full of hardore travel info, you'd never have a bad vacation or a disappointing round of golf. My only hope is that Passov will cover the rest of the country-- and the world-- soon so I know where to go next for a great golf vacation.

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Correction to author bio, June 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to Golf Vacations in the Eastern U.S. (Paperback)

I'm not writing to review this book, I'm writing to correct an error in the author's bio (The "corrections" section of your website did not have a space for this, so I'm doing it here). Joe Passov is the former editor of LINKS Magazine, not the current editor. Please do not post this message, just make sure the correction is made. Thank you.