The 19th Hole: Architecture of the Golf Clubhouse - Hardcover

Diedrich, Richard

9781864702231: The 19th Hole: Architecture of the Golf Clubhouse

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1864702230 ISBN 13: 9781864702231

Publisher: Images Publishing Dist Ac, 2008

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Examines the design of 18 legendary golf clubs from around the world.

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Top Ten Books by Jeff Silverman: No. 1. Finally, a coffee-table book that shifts focus off the course and into the sanctums: the locker rooms, libraries, grill rooms and parlors of some of the game's most storied American edifices [Augusta National, Winged Foot, Maidstone, Merion, Shinnecock Hills and Sleepy Hollow] and an intriguing mix of more recent vintage [the Bridge, Atlantic, Nantucket and Sherwood]. The photography is spellbinding, the text smart if minimal, and the overall aura unmistakable: If you can't join 'em, you can look at 'em. --Sports Illustrated - Golf Plus, December 16, 2008, Pg 12

Book Reviews by Les Schupak: Renowned architect Richard Diedrich has undertaken some exhaustive research and produced a seminal work on American golf clubhouse architecture, treating you to an "insider's view" of the foremost traditional styles as well as some of the most contemporary clubhouses in America. Extensive photography of each facility's exterior and interior provides breathtaking views of beautifully designed and appointed clubhouses. From Augusta National to Shinnecock Hills to Sleepy Hollow to Medinah to Winged Foot [whose edifice graces the cover], you will pass through doors that not everyone has been privileged to enter. Newer clubhouses such as The Bridge, Atlantic Golf Club, Desert Mountain, Nantucket Golf Club, and Sherwood Country Club provide glimpses of how clubhouses have changed over the decades, but basically remain true to their purpose of providing a means to socialize. Diedrich, in his good wisdom, keeps the description of each facility brief, but full of vibrant facts and details. He lets the rich images taken by well-known photographers such as Jules Alexander and Larry Lambrecht provide the "eye candy". --The Met Golfer - February/March 2009, Pg 17

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