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Review of Golf Greens: History, Design, and Construction

October 18th, 2009 No comments
Golf Greens: History, Design, and Construction

Mike Hurdzan’s Golf Greens is not an easy read straight through from cover to cover because it is highly technical.But I did it and I’m glad.It searches the subject in far greater depth of detail and pictorially than anyone has ever done before. Great coverage!And it doesn’t always simply “sell the conventional line”. I learned [...]

Review of World Atlas of Golf

October 13th, 2009 No comments
World Atlas of Golf: The Greatest Courses and How They are Played

as a golf-obsessed adolescent, the first edition of this book was one of my prized possessions.i spent many hours poring over the lovingly hand-painted layouts and reading about the history of all the famous courses i hoped to play one day.
a few years ago i discovered that the book had been updated several times since [...]

Review of The Golden Age of Golf Design

October 7th, 2009 No comments
The Golden Age of Golf Design

A must have for anybody interested in golf course architecture.As great as Pebble Beach is today, you’ll wonder why it was ever changed after seeing the old photos of it following Chandler Egan’s work in 1929!Buythis beautiful book and you won’t be disappointed.
Product DescriptionThe years between 1910 and 1937 will always be known as the [...]