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Great Golf Courses of America (Paperback)

by 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)
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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


Nashiville BookPage, Dec 1997

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

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars When does volume 2 come out!, Mar 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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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic compilation of the best golf courses in America., Feb 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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