Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects
Author | : Michael Shiels |
Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 2008-11-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781602393264 |
ISBN-13 | : 1602393265 |
Rating | : 4/5 (265 Downloads) |
Download or read book Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects written by Michael Shiels and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers readers behind-the-scenes tales from Americas master architects themselves in their own words. Elite designers such as Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arthur Hills, Arnold Palmer, and others share their personal anecdotes related to the creation of some of the worlds most famous courses: from run-ins with snakes to bulldozers sinking in quicksand, to holes created by accident, such as the famed island green 17th at the TPC at Sawgrass.