Remarkable Golf Courses encompasses the extremes of the sport – from the highest golf course in La Paz, Bolivia, to the lowest, in Death Valley, USA; from the most northerly in the Arctic Circle to the most southerly in Tierra del Fuego. The many quirks of the golfing world are covered, such as the 18th green the other side of the River Lea which is serviced by an electric ferry, or the LA golf course that has its own funicular railway, or the floating golf hole in Idaho, where it’s not just the pin position that’s changed every day, it’s the distance from the shore! Golf courses that feature neolithic standing stones (Scotland), Roman roads (England), and ruined medieval castles (Wales) take their place alongside the old temples of Delhi or a UNESCO World Heritage bridge that is used to link the 9th and 10th at Angkor Wat. There are the beloved classic courses of St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Royal St. George and Westward Ho!. There are spectacular golf courses hewn out of the Nevada and Arizona desert, green oases in a cactus-strewn, rocky landscape, along with Hawaiian courses fringed by barren black lava flows. But nothing can beat the thrill in Guatemala of lining up your drive on an active volcano at the Fuego Maya course. In comparison there are the traditional wind-blown Scottish links, such as the Machrie Hotel on the island of Islay which has the most blind greens on any course, or the remote Isle of Barra where greens are only accessible via a kissing gate. Fancy swapping countries mid-round? You can at the Llanmymynech club in Wales. At the fourth hole golfers tee off in Wales and putt out on the green in England. Remarkable Golf Courses brings together some astonishing stories with some extraordinary photography.
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Remarkable Golf Courses features stunning photography of the world’s most astonishing places to play golf along with the stories of how they came to host the auld game.
An illustrated guide to the world’s most stunning golf courses
An illustrated guide to the world’s most stunning golf courses Competition: Golf is Not a Game of Perfect;The Four Foundations of Golf;The Complete Golf Manual;501 Excuses for a Bad Golf Shot;Remarkable Golf Courses;Zen Golf;What a Flanker;Commander in Cheat;Phil. Bob Rotella;Jon Sherman;Iain T Spragg;Harvey Penick;James Haskell;Andrew Flintoff;Bob Mortimer;Alan Shipnuck
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781911595045
Publisert
2017-10-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Pavilion
Vekt
1 gr
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
279 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter

Biographical note

Iain Spragg is a sports journalist and author with 20 years experience. He has written for a wide range of national newspapers including the Daily Mirror and The Daily Telegraph, while his book credits include Twickenham:100 Years of Rugby’s HQThe World Cup in 100 Objects and Cycling’s Strangest Tales