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Author: Shepherd Campbell
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780028612584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlaying golf is one of the few things that most presidents have had in common over the past century. Presidential Lies captures all the great stories, funny anecdotes, and personal details with lively writing and one-of-a-kind photos. 85 photos.
Author: Robert Sidorsky
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2003-11-12
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780810946316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollects writings about golf, including contributions from great writers, humorists, and essayists, including Thomas Boswell and George Plimpton, as well as historic action shots, posters, paintings, and magazine covers.
Author: Charles McGrath
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780618710256
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this golfer's ultimate delight, Charles McGrath and David McCormick have compiled a unique combination of golf history and original essays by some of golf's greatest (and best-selling) writers and enthusiasts. Anchoring the book is a colorful, loose-limbed history of the sport by the Sports Illustrated senior writer John Garrity. He travels the globe and the links, covering the key personalities and golfing events, advances in technique and technology, the expanding interest in the sport, and the curious mysteries of this international obsession. Complementing the narrative are wonderfully diverse and entertaining essays on everything from the Age of Tiger to the woes of the lowly club pro, the charms of playing in the dead of winter, and even giving up the game altogether. With its mix of unsurpassed literary writing and superb history, this armchair companion is a must-have for any serious student of the game--truly The Ultimate Golf Book.
Author: Hotelling Neal Dost Joanne
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2012-03
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 1617497150
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPebble Beach is the most storied golf venue in the world. Nearly every legendary golfer of the past 100 years has played there. Great champions have been crowned and have lost there; hollywood movies have been filmed there; U.S. presidents and royalty from around the world have visited and played on its legendary fairways. And yet from the beginning, it has been a golf paradise open for everyone to enjoy. Award-winning writer/historian Neal Hotelling brings to life countless tales of past championships as well as the underlying history of the truly spectacular meeting of land and s.
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Published: 2021-09-16
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 024155148X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the history of one of the world's most popular sports, and learn how to master the perfect swing along the way. Find out all there is to know about golf, from its ancient origins to its most celebrated competitions. Learn about the turning points and winning strokes of the most famous championships ever played - from the Open to the Curtis Cup. Bringing you face-to-face with the stars, such as Tiger Woods, The Golden Bear, and The Shark, entries analyse their trademark strokes and detail their finest performances. Showing you exactly what it takes to achieve an effective - and consistent - golf swing, this ebook also walks you through the fairways of all the pre-eminent courses, while working systematically through every type of shot, from tee shots, iron play, pitching, and chipping, to coping with bunkers and putting. Learn the sport's key rules and golfing terms, and discover everything you need to know about how to buy the right equipment - from drivers to carts, along with guidance on custom fitting - and the all-important golf etiquette. Brimming with detail and superbly illustrated with over 1,500 photographs, illustrations, maps, and diagrams, The Golf Book is the definitive guide to the famous game for players and fans alike.
Author: George Peper
Publisher: Artisan Books
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1579653952
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most challenging, most invigorating holes a golfer can tackle. In this beautiful book, Peper and Campbell, two writers who know golf inside and out, provide a concise and entertaining tour of the world's best links courses. Full color.
Author: Alan Elliott
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780831748777
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handsome book tells the complete story of golf--from its medieval originsand its development on coastal Scotland to the present billion-dollar pro tours of America, Europe, and the Far East. Descriptions of the major championships and facts about all the great stars (women and men) round out this spectacular volume. 58 full-color illustrations, 325 in black-and-white. (W.H. Smith)
Author: John Margolies
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMiniature Golf explains in words and pictures the six decades of a purely American sport, filled with wonderful mini-memorabilia, signage, and inventive hazards guaranteed to charm and delight mini-golf fans everywhere. 210 illustrations, 150 in full color.
Author: Mitchell Platts
Publisher: Gramercy
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780517161777
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver 350 photographs, many in full color, illustrate the history of this fascinating and beloved sport, from its beginnings in the 15th century to today, when it is second only to football as the most televised game on earth. Special focus on such American golf legends as Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Palmer, Player, Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods makes this the perfect gift book for the real or armchair golf enthusiast.
Author: Dick McDonough
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
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