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Great Golf Courses of America (Paperback)

~ John Gordon (Author), Michael French (Photographer) "Augusta National Golf Club is the legacy of the finest amateur golfer ever to walk the earth: Robert Tyre Jones Jr. More familiar to most..." (more)
Key Phrases: toughest hole, stroke hole, tee shot, Pine Valley, Pebble Beach, Donald Ross (more...)

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Augusta, Cypress Point, Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Seminole--the words are magical for golfers. Even if you'll never be able to play a round at Pine Valley, The Great Golf Courses of America will give you a taste of the good life. The 38 courses included in the book are scattered across the United States, from Oak Hill in Rochester, New York, to Spyglass Hill in Pebble Beach, California, and from Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Princeville Resort on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Each profile features color photos, maps of the overall layout, a brief history of the course, and stories about the golfers who've been fortunate enough to play there--from unlucky Porky Oliver, knocking five consecutive balls into the Pacific on the 16th hole at Cypress Point to score a 13-over-par 16, to Raymond Floyd scoring nine threes in a row, from the 6th hole to the 14th, to eventually score a 63 during the first round of the 1982 PGA Championship. This will make a handsome addition to any duffer's coffee table--but it's also guaranteed to make readers turn green with envy. --M. Stein

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A fascinating pictorial book ... depicts 38 of the finest courses in America. Written by John Gordon with breathtaking pictures by renowned architectural photographer Michael French. -- Fred Mitchell, Chicago Tribune, August 7, 1997

The book American golf enthusiasts have been waiting for, with 38 of our finest courses examined in loving gorgeous detail. -- Nashiville BookPage, Dec 1997

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Product Details

Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books (September 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 155209149X
ISBN-13: 978-1552091494
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,144,049 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Augusta National Golf Club is the legacy of the finest amateur golfer ever to walk the earth: Robert Tyre Jones Jr. More familiar to most golfers as "Bobby" Jones, he teamed with two other influential individuals - Alister Mackenzie and Clifford Roberts - without whom, it could be argued, the mystique of Augusta National would never have been created. Read the first page

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toughest hole, stroke hole, tee shot, eighth hole, sixth hole, finishing holes, fifth hole, short par, putting surface, pot bunkers, back tees, hole features, seventh hole, third hole, golf history, course architecture, fourth hole, approach shot, yard par

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Pine Valley, Pebble Beach, Donald Ross, Wade Hampton, Winged Foot, Augusta National, Ben Hogan, Club Architect, Robert Trent Jones, Cypress Point, Oak Hill, Harbour Town, Jack Nicklaus, Prairie Dunes, Southern Hills, United States, Mauna Kea, Oakland Hills, Spyglass Hill, Cherry Hills, Arnold Palmer, Bay Hill, New York, Long Cove, Perry Maxwell

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This book cites 15 books:

The Golf Course by Geoffrey S. Cornish on 6 pages
The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses by Tom Doak on 4 pages
Golf by Design: How to Lower Your Score by Reading the Features of a Course by Robert Trent Jones on page 166, and Back Matter
Treasure Island (Classic Library) by Robert Louis, III Stevenson on page 202
Treasure Island by Robert, Louis Stevenson on page 202

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Classic Golf Hole Design: Using the Greatest Holes as Inspiration for Modern Courses by Robert Muir Graves in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars When does volume 2 come out!, March 3, 2000

By	Jay Flemma (Syracuse, NY) - See all my reviews

This is one of the quintessential golf atlases. Following on the heels of the wildly successful and equally exquisite "Great golf courses of Canada," the authors have identified and honored many of the most hallowed grounds in America.

Breathtaking photography is coupled with historical accounts and hole-by-hole analyses of close to 40 of the most famous and beautiful golf courses. Major championship venues such as Augusta, Balturol, Merion and Oakmont are represented as well as some of the great resort courses and lesser known private gems such as Prarie Dunes, Seminole, The Honors and Kapalua.

There are a few glitches. For example, Ventana Canyon's chapter features a hole by hole account of the "Mountain Course", but a map of the "Canyon Course." Also, the author need not have restricted himself to a rigid 6-page formula.

Everyone of course will also argue that many greats were left out; perhaps Coeur D'Alene, Sawgrass and Bethpage Black. Nevertheless Volume 2 is hopefully in the works. Maybe the authors might wish also to try "Great golf Courses of Great Britain and Ireland.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good review of numerous courses, May 23, 2005

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The descriptions of courses and the famous events held there are brief, which may be a relief to many just looking to learn a little about the great golfing grounds of the US. The photography, though, makes up for it. The perspectives offered give a clear visual as to how the hole would look if you were standing on it, something not seen in general guides like this.

The routing diagrams are also approximately to scale, which is a bonus. Most of the time they are way out of scale, leaving one to guess how the holes really relate to one another. Unfortunately, there are no indications of hieght changes, so courses like Olympic Club's Lake course are not shown to be as challenging as they really are (there is only one fairway bunker on the course due to the severe changes in altitude throughout).

For a basic guide, it is really hard to do better than this. Hopefully, if another edition is made, it will include more of the great public courses around, rather than mostly just private clubs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic compilation of the best golf courses in America., February 14, 1999

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This book is filled with wonderful photography and interesting information on most of the great golf courses that the United States has to offer. If you are looking to find some information or take a look at a fabulous public or private golf course that you are not too familiar with, this is the book for you.

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