Thomas "Tom" Bendelow
Author: Stuart W. Bendelow
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781878853806
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The Kingdom of Golf in America
Author: Richard J. Moss
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2020-03-09
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 1496211057
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor golf's true enthusiasts, the game is far more--and far more complex--than a simple hobby, commodity, or slice of the sports industry. It is a physical and mental place to be, a community. It has a history, a hierarchy, laws, a language, and a literature. And in Richard J. Moss, it has a chronicler. From its beginnings in the northeastern United States in the 1880s, golf has seen its popularity, and its fortunes, wax and wane, affected by politics and economics, reflecting tensions between aristocratic and democratic impulses. The Kingdom of Golf in America traces these ups and downs, ins and outs, in the growth of golf as a community. Moss describes the development of the private club and public course and the impact of wealth and the consumer culture on those who play golf and those who watch. He shows that factors like race, gender, technology, suburbanization, and the transformation of the South that shaped the nation also shaped golf. The result is a unique, and uniquely entertaining, work of cultural history that shows us golf as a community whose story resonates far beyond the confines of the course. Purchase the audio edition.
Historical Dictionary of Golf
Author: Bill Mallon
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2011-01-21
Total Pages: 865
ISBN-13: 0810874652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGolf has been called the greatest of all games, but it has also been derided by none other than Mark Twain as nothing more than a good walk spoiled. Traditional teaching holds that golf originated in Scotland around the 15th century. However, there is historical evidence of games similar to golf being played in the low countries of Europe back in the 13th century. Over the many centuries of golf's evolution, the balls used have changed greatly, as have the clubs, the holes, the courses, and the entire game itself. The Historical Dictionary of Golf presents a comprehensive history of the game through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, photos, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on places, teams, terminology, and people, including Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sörenstam, Lorena Ochoa, Phil Mickelson, and, of course, Tiger Woods. Appendixes of the members of the World Golf Hall of Fame, the Major Championships of Golf, the International Team Events, and the Professional Tour Awards are also included.
Shaping the American Landscape
Author: Charles A. Birnbaum
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA generous selection of illustrations, together with a list of surviving landscape sites accessible to the public, brings both the subjects and their art to life.
Newspaper Reports on the Golf Career of Thomas "Tom" Bendelow (1868-1936)
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Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKEast Lake Golf Club
Author: Sidney Matthew
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015-08-31
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1439653054
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEast Lake Golf Club was heralded as "one of the finest in the United States" when its first holes were completed in 1907. Bobby Jones called East Lake his home course, as did Alexa Stirling, Watts Gunn, and Charlie Yates. It flourished in the early 1900s as the Atlanta Athletic Club's country club. However, as Atlanta's population shifted to the northern suburbs, East Lake suffered, and in the mid-1960s the AAC sold the property and moved to Johns Creek. In the 1990s, developer Tom Cousins stepped in to restore East Lake. Today, the historical East Lake Golf Club is again considered among the finest courses in the United States and is host to tournament play. The motto adopted at its rebirth rings true: "Golf with a Purpose."
110 Geometry Problems for the International Mathematical Olympiad
Author: Titu Andreescu
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780988562226
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book represents a collection of carefully selected geometry problems designed for passionate geometers and students preparing for the IMO. Assuming the theory and the techniques presented in the first two geometry books published by XYZ Press, 106 Geometry Problems from the AwesomeMath Summer Program and 107 Problems from the AwesomeMath Year-Round Program, this book presents a multitude of beautiful synthetic solutions that are meant to give a sense of how one should think about difficult geometry problems. On average, each problem comes with at least two such solutions and with additional remarks about the underlying configuration.
The Bill Cook Story
Author: Bob Hammel
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2008-09-26
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0253352541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the riveting story and first-ever biography of entrepreneur Bill Cook of the global multibillion-dollar Cook Group. A vivid portrait of a modern, multidimensional Horatio Alger, this informative and inspiring book celebrates an exceptional self-made individual.
Fore! Gone
Author: Joe Bissen
Publisher:
Published: 2013-12-10
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780991174805
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the crazy to the classy, "Fore! Gone." rediscovers and relives more than 80 abandoned golf courses in Minnesota.
Golf in Denver
Author: Rob Mohr
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738582016
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGolf in Denver looks at the people, places, and events involved in the grand game in the Denver area for more than a century. The photographs in this volume chronicle the sport in Denver beginning in 1896, when it was played nearly exclusively by a handful of socially prominent, wealthy Denverites, to today's popular sport played on dozens of courses dotting the metro area. Casual and avid golfers as well as history buffs will appreciate the stories behind the game, including an in-depth look at how local courses were established, tales of well-known people, and accounts of women and minorities involved in local golf.
