Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and his Golf Courses

Bradley S. Klein

ISBN 10: 1886947554 / ISBN 13: 9781886947559

Published by Sleeping Bear Press, 2001

Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket has notable scuffing and edgewear. Book has light scuffing and staining to boards. Binding is shaken. Text and images are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1676618784

Synopsis:

Discovering the life and work of a true artist: Donald Ross

I grew up playing a Donald Ross golf course, Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, so my standards of what a good golf course should be were based on a Ross design. I think being exposed early to a Donald Ross course provided me balance, as both a player and future golf course designer, because of the variety of shots found throughout each of his design. Ross was without a doubt a great influence on my design career, and he remains a personal favorite. I am happy to see Brad Klein devote a book to the work of Donald Ross. Brad is passionate about golf course design and that translates in his writing.
--Jack Nicklaus

About the Author: Bradley is founding editor of Superintendent News and architecture editor of Golfweek. A former PGA Tour caddie, he holds a Ph.D. in political science and enjoyed a distinguished academic career in international relations before retiring from teaching to devote himself full-time to golf writing.
He runs Golfweek's “America's Best” national course rating system that determines the country's top-100 Classical and top-100 Modern courses. He is also a design consultant and a frequent speaker at industry and association meetings. Klein is a member of Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Ross's hometown in Scotland and of Wampanoag Country Club in West Hartford, CT, the home course of the Donald Ross Society.
Klein’s first book, Rough Meditations (Sleeping Bear Press, 1997), is a collection of essays about life on the Tour, traveling the golf world, and the elements of course architecture. He lives in Bloomfield, CT and is currently at work on a history of course design and maintenance.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and ...
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Signed: signed and inscribed by author
Edition: First Edition.