World Atlas of Golf - Hardcover

Pat Ward-Thomas; Peter Thomson; Mark Rowlingson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0600607208 ISBN 13: 9780600607205

Publisher: Hamlyn

Synopsis

A GREAT GOLF COURSE, LIKE A SUPREME PIECE OF MUSIC, DOES NOT REVEAL ITS SPENDOURS AT A FIRST OR SECOND NOR, FOR MOST OF US, EVER, ITS SUBTLETIES WILL ALWAYS BE BEYOND US. I DON'T MEAN BEYOND OUR PERFORMANCE BUT BEYOND OUR RECOGNITION.THAT IS WHERE PAT WARD - THOMAS,PETER THOMSON, CHARLES PRICE AND HERBERT WARREN WIND COME IN. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO FOLLOW THEM CLOSELY..YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GOOD, THE BETTER, AND THE BEST. THIS COACHNG WILL NOT ONLY ENHANCE YOUR PLEASURE IF YOU HAVE THE LUCK TO PLAY ANY OF THESE FAMOUS BATTLEGROUNDS, BUT IT WILL, I DO BELIEVE, SHARPEN YOUR FEEL FOR THE ALTERNATIVE SHOTS OFFERED BY A GOOD HOLE ANYWHERE.

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Review

Admit it--you've dreamed of playing courses like St. Andrews, Ballybunion, Olympic, Winged Foot, Pebble Beach, and Royal Melbourne, right? You're not alone, of course; there's not a golfer breathing who hasn't. The World Atlas of Golf is the next best thing to a guaranteed tee time.

After a short refresher on the evolution of golf course design--"Not the least of golf's attractions," remind the authors, "is the fact that it is the one game that is played on natural terrain or, failing that, on terrain that has been diligently molded so that it has the aspect and feel of natural terrain"--the Atlas whisks you around the globe to more than 100 of the world's premier golfing outposts. Each course is described in words, pictures, and, most fun of all, routing maps with detailed schemes of individual holes that should have hackers salivating. Histories are provided; anecdotes about great shots and famous players are offered; and the best holes are analyzed, parsed, and dissected, complete with strategies on how to play them successfully. Some of the courses--Seminole; Augusta; and Pine Valley, considered the most challenging in the known universe--are so private that the only place to play them is in your dreams. But even there, golfers need an edge. An informed golfer is always ahead of the game, even when just sleeping on it. --Jeff Silverman

About the Author

Mark Rowlinson has been associated with the World Atlas of Golf since 1990, both editorially and as a contributor. He has also written A Place to Golf and The Times Guide to the Golf Courses of Great Britain and Ireland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hamlyn
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0600607208
• ISBN 13: 9780600607205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4