Lost Links: Forgotten Treasures of Golf's Golden Age - Hardcover

Wexler, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 193220203X ISBN 13: 9781932202038

Publisher: Wiley, 2003

Synopsis

Literally hundreds of classic courses from golf’s pre-World War II Golden Age have vanished over the years, including nearly 200 designed by legendary architects like Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast and Dr. Alister MacKenzie. In this sister volume to his award-winning book, The Missing Links, historian Daniel Wexler profiles more than 70 of the ver y best courses and holes in America, bringing them back to life with detailed histories, color maps and period photographs.

Within Lost Links, the reader can walk William Flynn’s sand-strewn North course at Boca Raton, skirt towering Pacific cliffs at Billy Bell’s mysterious Royal Palms, retrace Seth Raynor’s footsteps at the Greenbrier and revisit George Thomas’s legendary lost holes at La Cumbre.

About this title

About the Author

A 1985 graduate of Middlebury College, Daniel Wexler is a former golf professional turned historian, and one of America’s leading experts on the classic architects and designs of golf’s Golden Age. He currently resides in the Los Angeles area and may be contacted at Midd23@aol.com.

From the Back Cover

“An eye-opener that shows just how many courses by famous American architects have been plowed under or paved over…one of my favorites of the year.”
—Ron Whitten, Golf World Magazine

“Unreservedly recommended for the person who really loves and understands golf.”
—New York Observer

“An historic revelation for the purist’s coffee table.”
Denver Post

2000 International Network of Golf Media Awards Book-Of-The-Year

From the Inside Flap

Literally hundreds of classic courses from golf's pre-World War II Golden Age have vanished over the years, including nearly 200 designed by legendary architects like Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast and Dr. Alister MacKenzie. In this sister volume to his award-winning book The Missing Links, historian Daniel Wexler profiles 74 of the very best, bringing them back to life with detailed histories, color maps, and period photographs.

Within Lost Links, the reader can walk William Flynn's sand-strewn North course at Boca Raton, skirt towering Pacific cliffs at Billy Bell's mysterious Royal Palms, retrace Seth Raynor's footsteps at the Greenbrier and revisit George Thomas's legendary lost holes at La Cumbre.

Also featured are great lost holes from many of America's most famous courses, including such standards as Merion, Medinah, Pinehurst, Inverness, Colonial, and many more. Maps detailing the location of lost facilities in 8 additional cities are also included, making Lost Links truly national in scope.

While The Missing Links featured 27 of America's best, Lost Links provides a vastly more comprehensive picture of the lost classics of a bygone era. Any golfer's library will be enriched with the addition of this historic volume.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193220203X
• ISBN 13: 9781932202038
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240